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AMD MI50

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2026-05-18 / reddit-researcherllama.cpp MTP Prompt Processing Gets 2x Speedup — PR #23198 Merged by ggerganovA merged pull request to llama.cpp eliminates unnecessary logits copying during Multi-Token Prediction (MTP) prompt decode, yielding approximately 2x prompt processing speed on RTX 5090 with Qwen 3.6 27B Q4_K. On AMD MI50, MTP throughput improved from 250 to 300 tokens/second (20% gain). The optimization reduces memory traffic by using only pre-normalization values instead of copying full logits for every token batch — a significant win for anyone running MTP-enabled models locally.
2026-05-10 / reddit-researcherQwen3.6-27B Multi-Token Prediction Confirmed Working on Dual AMD Mi50s — 1.5-2x Speedup with Tensor ParallelismA practitioner confirmed Qwen 3.6-27B with Multi-Token Prediction (MTP) running successfully on dual AMD Mi50 GPUs, achieving 1.5x speedup with MTP alone and up to 2x with tensor parallelism enabled. The post details hunting for MTP-compatible Q4_1 quants and working around ROCm limitations, demonstrating that older AMD datacenter GPUs remain viable for cutting-edge inference techniques.
2026-03-30 / reddit-researcherRTX 6000 Thermal Hack: MI50 GPU Mounts Fit with Modifications, Cut Temps in Half Under LoadA r/LocalLLaMA user discovered that old AMD MI50 GPU cooling mounts semi-fit on the RTX 6000 with minor modifications, cutting temperatures in half under sustained inference load. The card still throttles after 30 minutes of stress testing, but the hack demonstrates the creative lengths local inference builders go to for thermal management on workstation GPUs not designed for 24/7 inference workloads. With 75 upvotes and 28 comments, the post exemplifies the 'if it works, it ain't stupid' hardware hacking culture of the local LLM community.
2026-03-29 / reddit-researcherOld MI50 GPUs Resurrected: Merged llama.cpp Forks Run Qwen3.5 122B on 4x MI50 16GB CardsA practitioner merged gfx906 and Turbo3 forks of llama.cpp and successfully ran Qwen3.5 122B on four AMD MI50 16GB GPUs (271 upvotes, 104 comments). The MI50, a data center GPU from 2018, gets new life through community fork work. This demonstrates the local inference community's ability to extend hardware lifecycles far beyond manufacturer support, running frontier-class models on 7+ year old hardware.

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Qwen3.5-122B
Qwen3.5 122B successfully ran on four AMD MI50 16GB GPUs via merged llama.cpp forks.
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Qwen3.5-122B -> AMD MI50
Qwen3.5 122B successfully ran on four AMD MI50 16GB GPUs via merged llama.cpp forks.
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Internal testing PR #23198 r/LocalLLaMA r/LocalLLaMA r/LocalLLaMA

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