Do I need an NVIDIA dGPU (for CUDA) in a new laptop as a prospective research student?
Hi everyone, I’m starting university soon and plan to work in the field of AI/ML for medicine.
From what I have read online .etc... CUDA is a major requirement especially if your getting into research and everything.(please correct me if am wrong here)
Main question: Is not having a NVIDIA gpu and support for CUDA a deal-breaker for AI/ML in medicine research?
Should I prioritize getting a laptop with an NVIDIA GPU for that reason - or -
Should i buy smth else and pray that my future uni(s) will have a reliable and accessible HPC/computer lab.
I would prefer working locally due to sensitive nature of clinical data , and moreover cloud hasn’t been great for handling image datasets in my experience.
Additional Laptop constraints:
- 14" (needs to be portable)
- Long-term use (~8–10 years, so no OLED)
- Some gaming + ML workloads so a good GPU
Right now, my only viable option here is the ASUS TUF A14 (With the 8060S and a 2.5k IPS).