diff --git a/beginner_source/pytorch_with_examples.rst b/beginner_source/pytorch_with_examples.rst index a7bb97a35e7..772ec58966e 100644 --- a/beginner_source/pytorch_with_examples.rst +++ b/beginner_source/pytorch_with_examples.rst @@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ unfortunately numpy won't be enough for modern deep learning. Here we introduce the most fundamental PyTorch concept: the **Tensor**. A PyTorch Tensor is conceptually identical to a numpy array: a Tensor is an n-dimensional array, and PyTorch provides many functions for -operating on these Tensors. Like numpy arrays, PyTorch Tensors do not -know anything about deep learning or computational graphs or gradients; -they are a generic tool for scientific computing. +operating on these Tensors. Behind the scenes, Tensors can keep track of +a computational graph and gradients, but they're also useful as a +generic tool for scientific computing. -However unlike numpy, PyTorch Tensors can utilize GPUs to accelerate +Also unlike numpy, PyTorch Tensors can utilize GPUs to accelerate their numeric computations. To run a PyTorch Tensor on GPU, you simply need to cast it to a new datatype.