tensorflow-m1-setup

Notes on Tensorflow with Mac M1

1. Install Homebrew
2. Install XCode
3. Install miniforge3
4. After install run source ~/miniforge3/bin/activate
5. Install apple tensorflow-deps conda install -c apple tensorflow-deps
6. Install base TensorFlow: python -m pip install tensorflow-macos
7. Install tensorflow-metal: python -m pip install tensorflow-metal

Fast setup

• run make install after installing miniforge

Verify

• run jupyter notebook and then run all cells in keras-mnist-hello-world.ipynb
• Check GPU History in Activity Monitor to verify saturation

References

• Tensorflow Plugin for Metal
• Watch walkthrough on O'Reilly
• Watch walkthrough on YouTube