# CPU RAM saturated by tensor.cuda()

**URL:** <https://discuss.pytorch.org/t/cpu-ram-saturated-by-tensor-cuda/153465>\
**Category:** Memory Format\
**Created:** [June 6, 2022, 3:03pm UTC](https://discuss.pytorch.org/t/cpu-ram-saturated-by-tensor-cuda/153465 "2022-06-06T15:03:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![ptrblck](https://discuss.pytorch.org/user_avatar/discuss.pytorch.org/ptrblck/32/1823_2.png) [@ptrblck](https://discuss.pytorch.org/u/ptrblck)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2023, 6:05am UTC](https://discuss.pytorch.org/t/cpu-ram-saturated-by-tensor-cuda/153465/5 "2023-05-31T06:05:58Z")

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Double post from [here](https://discuss.pytorch.org/t/sudden-surge-in-cpu-ram-usage-after-upgrading-pytorch-v1-6-to-v1-9/181074) with follow-up.

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