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context size vs speed in GGUF with vLLM - Printable Version

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Re: context size vs speed in GGUF with vLLM - bytesupply76 - 10-18-2026

same here on my side.


Re: context size vs speed in GGUF with vLLM - vrambandit - 10-19-2026

Not sure I agree there. I get why that seems right, but on 7900 XTX the bottleneck felt elsewhere. Could be a workload difference, but I wouldn't generalize too fast from one setup.


Re: context size vs speed in GGUF with vLLM - macroforge - 10-19-2026

Good point. The pattern around reranking has been pretty similar for me. Worth rechecking your defaults though, because one bad assumption can make the rest of the thread look confusing.

I'm happy to test one more variant if you want a second data point.


Re: context size vs speed in GGUF with vLLM - phasescope - 10-19-2026

Quote:Good point. The pattern around reranking has been pretty similar for me. Worth rechecking your defaults though, because one bad assumption can make th

My first guess would be this: Start by verifying the driver/runtime combo, then test with a smaller prompt, then look at KV cache pressure.