update readme with tips for performance for apple silicon macs

cb633868b25fb279ea120496e0db4ab5f119ab0d · 2024-09-21 11:23:19 +0100 · Alex Cheema

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commit cb633868b25fb279ea120496e0db4ab5f119ab0d
Author: Alex Cheema <alexcheema123@gmail.com>
Date:   Sat Sep 21 11:23:19 2024 +0100

    update readme with tips for performance for apple silicon macs
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 - If running on Mac, MLX has an [install guide](https://ml-explore.github.io/mlx/build/html/install.html) with troubleshooting steps.
 
+### Performance
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+- There are a number of things users have empirically found to improve performance on Apple Silicon Macs:
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+1. Upgrade to the latest version of MacOS 15.
+2. Run `./configure_mlx.sh`. This runs commands to optimize GPU memory allocation on Apple Silicon Macs.
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 ## Documentation
 
 ### Example Usage on Multiple MacOS Devices

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