Old Nvidia GPUs with 24GB VRAM are crushing new cards at local AI inference, and here's why
He's been building PCs since young, and when not creating content, you can often find him inside a chassis somewhere. It's all down to the VRAM and how much is available on the card, making this quite the compelling purchase, even if it happens to be from several generations prior. The RTX 3090 may not be as good for gaming today, but it remains an absolute monster of a local large language model (LLM) powerhouse.
- ▪He's been building PCs since young, and when not creating content, you can often find him inside a chassis somewhere.
- ▪It's all down to the VRAM and how much is available on the card, making this quite the compelling purchase, even if it happens to be from several generations prior.
- ▪The RTX 3090 may not be as good for gaming today, but it remains an absolute monster of a local large language model (LLM) powerhouse.
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