# Device\_map="auto"

**URL:** <https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/device-map-auto/49610>\
**Category:** Beginners\
**Created:** [August 5, 2023, 7:50pm UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/device-map-auto/49610 "2023-08-05T19:50:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kenkentron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6bbea6/32.png) [@Kenkentron](https://discuss.huggingface.co/u/Kenkentron)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2023, 5:04pm UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/device-map-auto/49610/5 "2023-08-09T17:04:09Z")

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Thanks @muellerzr, could you also take a look at a related problem I have [ZeRO uses more RAM than DDP?](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/zero-uses-more-ram-than-ddp/49830)?

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