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From GTX-1080Ti to dual GPU with Radeon MI50

The Nvidia GTX-1080Ti has 11GB of VRAM and capable for running 8B to 14B local models. I added an AMD Radeon MI50 16GB VRAM. Now with 27GB VRAM I'm able to run most 30B to 35B local models from VRAM. I got the MI50 GPU for less than $140 and it's firmware flashed to Radeon VII so mini Display port…

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  1. 2026-09-19 21:51 · r/LocalLLaMA
    From GTX-1080Ti to dual GPU with Radeon MI50

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