Tangent: is anyone using a 7900 XTX for local inference/diffusion? I finally installed Linux on my gaming pc, and about 95% of the time it is just sitting off collecting dust. I would love to put this card to work in some capacity.
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Performance-wise, the 7900 xtx is still the most cost effective way of getting 24 gigabytes that isn't a sketchy VRAM mod. And VRAM is the main performance barrier since any LLM is going to barely fit in memory.
Highly suggest checking out TheRock. There's been a big rearchitecting of ROCm to improve the UX/quality.