diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 3ce8da2255..fe59e83e0a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -314,7 +314,10 @@ jobs:
         run: CLANG=1 python -m pytest -n=auto test/external/external_test_onnx_backend.py --durations=20
       - if: ${{ matrix.task == 'onnx' }}
         name: Run CLOUD=1 Test
-        run: CLOUDDEV=CLANG CLOUD=1 python3 test/test_ops.py TestOps.test_tiny_add
+        run: |
+          CLOUDDEV=CLANG CLOUD=1 python3 test/test_tiny.py
+          CLOUDDEV=GPU CLOUD=1 python3 test/test_tiny.py
+          CLOUDDEV=GPU IMAGE=2 CLOUD=1 python3 test/test_tiny.py
       - if: ${{ matrix.task == 'onnx' }}
         name: Test Action Space
         run: PYTHONPATH="." GPU=1 python3 extra/optimization/get_action_space.py
diff --git a/examples/openpilot/compile3.py b/examples/openpilot/compile3.py
index 69331a6db6..041c332202 100644
--- a/examples/openpilot/compile3.py
+++ b/examples/openpilot/compile3.py
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ if "IMAGE" not in os.environ: os.environ["IMAGE"] = "2"
 if "NOLOCALS" not in os.environ: os.environ["NOLOCALS"] = "1"
 if "JIT_BATCH_SIZE" not in os.environ: os.environ["JIT_BATCH_SIZE"] = "0"
 
-from tinygrad import fetch, Tensor, TinyJit, Device, Context, GlobalCounters
-from tinygrad.helpers import OSX, DEBUG, getenv
+from tinygrad import fetch, Tensor, TinyJit, Context, GlobalCounters
+from tinygrad.helpers import DEBUG, getenv
 from tinygrad.tensor import _from_np_dtype
 
 import onnx
@@ -17,12 +17,6 @@ OPENPILOT_MODEL = sys.argv[1] if len(sys.argv) > 1 else "https://github.com/comm
 OUTPUT = "/tmp/openpilot.pkl"
 
 def compile():
-  # hack to fix GPU on OSX: max doesn't work on half, see test/external/external_gpu_fail_osx.py
-  if OSX:
-    from tinygrad.ops import BinaryOps
-    from tinygrad.renderer.cstyle import ClangRenderer, CStyleLanguage
-    CStyleLanguage.code_for_op[BinaryOps.MAX] = ClangRenderer.code_for_op[BinaryOps.MAX]
-
   Tensor.no_grad = True
   Tensor.training = False
 
diff --git a/test/test_tiny.py b/test/test_tiny.py
index 5aea0af93e..640e4d65cb 100644
--- a/test/test_tiny.py
+++ b/test/test_tiny.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # basic self-contained tests of the external functionality of tinygrad
 import unittest
 from tinygrad import Tensor, Context, Variable, TinyJit, dtypes, Device
+from tinygrad.helpers import IMAGE
 
 class TestTiny(unittest.TestCase):
 
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ class TestTiny(unittest.TestCase):
     a = Tensor.ones(N,N).contiguous()
     b = Tensor.eye(N).contiguous()
     self.assertListEqual((out:=a@b).flatten().tolist(), [1.0]*(N*N))
-    self.assertEqual(out.dtype, out_dtype)
+    if IMAGE < 2: self.assertEqual(out.dtype, out_dtype)
 
   # *** JIT (for Python speed) ***
 
diff --git a/tinygrad/runtime/ops_cloud.py b/tinygrad/runtime/ops_cloud.py
index 8be9a56bbd..501338436b 100644
--- a/tinygrad/runtime/ops_cloud.py
+++ b/tinygrad/runtime/ops_cloud.py
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ from typing import Tuple, Optional, Dict, Any, DefaultDict
 from collections import defaultdict
 import multiprocessing, functools, http.client, hashlib, json, time, contextlib, os, binascii
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
-from tinygrad.helpers import getenv, DEBUG, fromimport, unwrap
-from tinygrad.device import Compiled, Allocator, Compiler, Device
+from tinygrad.dtype import dtypes
+from tinygrad.helpers import getenv, DEBUG, fromimport, unwrap, prod
+from tinygrad.device import Compiled, Allocator, Compiler, Device, BufferOptions
 from http.server import HTTPServer, BaseHTTPRequestHandler
 
 # ***** backend *****
@@ -18,7 +19,8 @@ from http.server import HTTPServer, BaseHTTPRequestHandler
 @dataclass
 class CloudSession:
   programs: Dict[Tuple[str, str], Any] = field(default_factory=dict)
-  buffers: Dict[int, Tuple[Any, int]] = field(default_factory=dict)
+  # TODO: the buffer should track this internally
+  buffers: Dict[int, Tuple[Any, int, Optional[BufferOptions]]] = field(default_factory=dict)
   buffer_num = 0
 
 class CloudHandler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
@@ -49,16 +51,20 @@ class CloudHandler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
       ret = json.dumps((cls.__module__, cls.__name__, args)).encode()
     elif self.path.startswith("/alloc") and method == "POST":
       size = int(self.path.split("=")[-1])
+      buffer_options: Optional[BufferOptions] = None
+      if 'image' in self.path:
+        image_shape = tuple([int(x) for x in self.path.split("=")[-2].split("&")[0].split(",")])
+        buffer_options = BufferOptions(image=dtypes.imageh(image_shape) if prod(image_shape)*2 == size else dtypes.imagef(image_shape))
       session.buffer_num += 1
-      session.buffers[session.buffer_num] = (Device[CloudHandler.dname].allocator.alloc(size), size)
+      session.buffers[session.buffer_num] = (Device[CloudHandler.dname].allocator.alloc(size, buffer_options), size, buffer_options)
       ret = str(session.buffer_num).encode()
     elif self.path.startswith("/buffer"):
       key = int(self.path.split("/")[-1])
-      buf,sz = session.buffers[key]
+      buf,sz,buffer_options = session.buffers[key]
       if method == "GET": Device[CloudHandler.dname].allocator.copyout(memoryview(ret:=bytearray(sz)), buf)
       elif method == "PUT": Device[CloudHandler.dname].allocator.copyin(buf, memoryview(bytearray(self.get_data())))
       elif method == "DELETE":
-        Device[CloudHandler.dname].allocator.free(buf,sz)
+        Device[CloudHandler.dname].allocator.free(buf,sz,buffer_options)
         del session.buffers[key]
       else: return self._fail()
     elif self.path.startswith("/program"):
@@ -100,7 +106,10 @@ class CloudAllocator(Allocator):
   def __init__(self, device:CloudDevice):
     self.device = device
     super().__init__()
-  def _alloc(self, size:int, options) -> int: return int(self.device.send("POST", f"alloc?size={size}"))
+  def _alloc(self, size:int, options) -> int:
+    # TODO: ideally we shouldn't have to deal with images here
+    extra = ("image="+','.join([str(x) for x in options.image.shape])+"&") if options.image is not None else ""
+    return int(self.device.send("POST", f"alloc?{extra}size={size}"))
   def _free(self, opaque, options):
     with contextlib.suppress(ConnectionRefusedError, http.client.CannotSendRequest, http.client.RemoteDisconnected):
       self.device.send("DELETE", f"buffer/{opaque}", data=b"")
diff --git a/tinygrad/tensor.py b/tinygrad/tensor.py
index ecafca22f8..7deff21c95 100644
--- a/tinygrad/tensor.py
+++ b/tinygrad/tensor.py
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ class Tensor(SimpleMathTrait):  # pylint: disable=abstract-method
   def _data(self) -> memoryview:
     if 0 in self.shape: return memoryview(bytearray(0))
     # NOTE: this realizes on the object from as_buffer being a Python object
-    cpu = self.cast(self.dtype.scalar()).contiguous().to("CLANG").realize()
+    cpu = self.cast(self.dtype.base).contiguous().to("CLANG").realize()
     buf = cast(Buffer, cast(LazyBuffer, cpu.lazydata).base.realized)
     if self.device != "CLANG": buf.options = BufferOptions(nolru=True)
     return buf.as_buffer(allow_zero_copy=True if self.device != "CLANG" else False)