[r/LocalLLaMA] running Qwen3.5-27B Q5 splitt across a 4070ti and an amd rx6800 over LAN @ 13t/s with a 32k prompt

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A user successfully ran the Qwen3.5-27B Q5 model by splitting it across an Nvidia 4070ti and an AMD RX6800 over a local area network, achieving 13 tokens/second with a 32k prompt. This setup, leveraging an "rpc-server" feature likely within llama.cpp, is hailed as a game-changer for individuals with multiple, lower-VRAM GPUs, making larger models accessible that were previously out of reach due to VRAM limitations.

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