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Thought I'd post a small recipe because a lot of threads ask similar things.
This isn't revolutionary, but the combination of llama.cpp and 7900 XTX felt surprisingly usable once I tuned around token cost.
Maybe useful as a starting point for newer folks.
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A couple things I'd check first. 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.
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Tried to reproduce it just now. The issue went away once I changed one setting and restarted the stack cleanly. The main thing that moved was latency, not quality.
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A couple things I'd check first. If you're on Ollama, I'd confirm the version first and then reduce variables until the behavior is obvious. Not glamorous advice, but repeatable baselines save a lot of time.
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Interesting, I hadn't tried that. The pattern around batch size has been pretty similar for me. The biggest change for me was simplifying the stack instead of adding one more optimization layer.
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Ran a quick check on my box. The issue went away once I changed one setting and restarted the stack cleanly.
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What exact setup are you running? Do you see the same thing with a smaller batch or shorter prompt?
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What exact setup are you running? Is this local-only or are you routing anything externally?
2x3090 • llama.cpp • too much VRAM is still not enough
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I'd approach it in a boring order. Start by verifying the driver/runtime combo, then test with a smaller prompt, then look at tokens/sec. A lot of these threads end up being one bad config plus a pile of conclusions drawn from it.