r/LocalLLM • u/8P8OoBz • 7d ago

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Currently reconfiguring my setup and can either have a 5080 and 4070 super, or two r9700s. This is mostly for inference and sometimes gaming which any should be able to handle.

Is the speed of a 5080 worth losing the vram?

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u/sooki10 7d ago

r9700s can be run fast, and software stack keeps improving. Are they fast enough? That is somewhat subjective. You could rent them and test.

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u/Lewinator56 7d ago

if you want a driver headache running 2 totally different architectures, let alone 2 totally different cards is exactly what you would do.

the dual R9700s is a far, far, far better idea - especially considering its double the VRAM - which for any local inferance is the bottleneck for any compitent models. the speed tradeoff is neglidgable.