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set transformer_engine=true in gpt3/mcore base config #305

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@erhoo82 erhoo82 commented Apr 30, 2024

At mcore_gpt=true, transformer_engine=true should be the default value for performance regardless.

transformer_engine=true uses Transformer Engine modules in a Mcore/TransformerLayer, and this is the requirement for using fp8 training.

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