diff --git a/examples/handcode_resnet50_opt.py b/examples/handcode_resnet50_opt.py
index b68c195f2b..138fb4f674 100644
--- a/examples/handcode_resnet50_opt.py
+++ b/examples/handcode_resnet50_opt.py
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 from typing import List
 from models.resnet import ResNet50
 from tinygrad.tensor import Tensor
-from tinygrad.ops import LoadOps
+from tinygrad.ops import LoadOps, Device, Compiled
 from tinygrad.codegen.kernel import LinearizerOptions
 from tinygrad.codegen.linearizer import Linearizer
-from tinygrad.runtime.ops_metal import renderer, MetalProgram, RawMetalBuffer
 from tinygrad.helpers import ansilen, DEBUG
 from tinygrad.graph import print_tree
 
@@ -12,6 +11,10 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
   mdl = ResNet50()
   seen = set()
 
+  # the device we are optimizing for
+  device: Compiled = Device[Device.DEFAULT]
+  print(f"optimizing for {Device.DEFAULT}")
+
   # first model run to init the weights, they are saved in seen
   mdl(Tensor.empty(64, 3, 224, 224)).lazydata.schedule(seen)
 
@@ -32,12 +35,12 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     # "linearize" the op into uops in different ways
     lins:List[Linearizer] = []
 
-    if i == 1:
+    if Device.DEFAULT == "METAL" and i == 1:
       # through careful work, we discovered 1,8,0
       for big_chomp in [1,2]: #[1,2,4,8,16]:
         for lil_chomp in [2,4,7,8,14]:
           for upcasted in [0,1,2]:
-            lin = Linearizer(si.ast, LinearizerOptions(device="METAL"))
+            lin = Linearizer(si.ast, device.linearizer_opts)
             lin.reshape_and_permute(lambda x: (4096//big_chomp,big_chomp,56//lil_chomp,lil_chomp,56//lil_chomp,lil_chomp)+x[-2:], [0,2,4,1,3,5,6,7])
             lin.upcasted += upcasted
             lin.local_dims += 3
@@ -45,28 +48,21 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     else:
       # try with and without tensor cores
       for tc in [0,1]:
-        lin = Linearizer(si.ast, LinearizerOptions(device="METAL"))
+        lin = Linearizer(si.ast, device.linearizer_opts)
         lin.hand_coded_optimizations(use_tensor_cores=tc)
         lins.append(lin)
 
     # create output/input buffers
-    rout = RawMetalBuffer(si.out.st.size(), si.out.dtype)
-    rin = [RawMetalBuffer(x.st.size(), x.dtype) for x in si.inputs]
+    rawbufs = [device.buffer(si.out.st.size(), si.out.dtype)] + [device.buffer(x.st.size(), x.dtype) for x in si.inputs]
 
     # benchmark the programs
     choices = []
     for lin in lins:
-      # render the code and create the program
-      lin.linearize()
-      code = renderer(lin.function_name, lin.uops)
-      prg = MetalProgram(lin.function_name, code)
-
-      # print the kernel code if you want
-      #print(code)
+      prg = device.to_program(lin)
 
       # benchmark it by running 10 times
       try:
-        tm = min([prg(lin.global_size, lin.local_size, rout, *rin, wait=True) for _ in range(10)])
+        tm = min([prg(rawbufs, force_wait=True) for _ in range(10)])
         choices.append((tm, lin))
       except AssertionError:
         tm = float('inf')