I plan to infer 33B models at full precision, 70B is second priority but a nice touch. Would I be better off getting an AMD EPYC server cpu like this or a RTX 4090? With the EPYC, i am able to get 384GB DDR4 RAM for ~400USD on ebay, the 4090 only has 24GB. Moreover, both the 4090 and EPYC setup + ram cost about the same. which would be a better buy?

  • runforpeace2021@alien.top
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    1 year ago

    If you like m1 ultra, wait until m3 ultra … . M3 max already smokes M1 Max by 3x the speed in inference.

    So expect m3 ultra to be in the 20t/s range

    • XTJ7@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      For sure! But the M1 ultra still holds up really well. I doubt I will replace it for another 3 years at the very least. Currently CPUs are progressing at an impressive rate across the board. Would I like an M3 ultra? Sure, but do I really need it? Sadly no :) The upgrade to an M5 ultra will be insane though.