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QLoRA resource reality check - routerunner - 10-18-2026

Did a bit of testing and thought I'd post the result here.

Short version: PyTorch behaved well for me, but only after I stopped ignoring MoE serving.

Happy to post more details if anyone wants them.

For context, I'm not chasing leaderboard numbers. I mostly want the system to feel consistent day to day.


Re: QLoRA resource reality check - llmtrack26 - 10-18-2026

What worked for me was pretty simple. On GB200, the easiest win is often to back off the aggressive settings and see whether the problem survives. Once you know the plain path works, then add the faster path back in piece by piece.


Re: QLoRA resource reality check - sparrowworks88 - 10-18-2026

Can you fill in a bit more context? What model, what runtime, and roughly what context size?


Re: QLoRA resource reality check - kernelarch - 10-18-2026

Not sure I agree there. I've seen people blame prefill/decode split when the real issue was much more mundane.


Re: QLoRA resource reality check - quiethouse - 10-18-2026

I tested this tonight. I couldn't reproduce the slowdown until I pushed context much higher. I expected the model choice to matter more than it did.


Re: QLoRA resource reality check - signalpeak - 10-18-2026

Quote:Did a small comparison this afternoon. I couldn't reproduce the slowdown until I pushed context much higher. The surprise was that memory pressure sho

What worked for me was pretty simple. If you're on Ollama, I'd confirm the version first and then reduce variables until the behavior is obvious. A lot of these threads end up being one bad config plus a pile of conclusions drawn from it.


Re: QLoRA resource reality check - quiethouse - 10-18-2026

Good point. I don't think your conclusion is far off. Worth rechecking your defaults though, because one bad assumption can make the rest of the thread look confusing.


Re: QLoRA resource reality check - nanobrook - 10-19-2026

Quote:I tested this tonight. I couldn't reproduce the slowdown until I pushed context much higher. I expected the model choice to matter more than it did.

Need a little more detail here. Do you see the same thing with a smaller batch or shorter prompt?


Re: QLoRA resource reality check - batchsize - 10-19-2026

following this because I'm in the same boat.


Re: QLoRA resource reality check - vramarch - 10-19-2026

I'd start with the simpler stack.