Need some guidance toying with local models
A user on the r/LocalLLaMA subreddit is seeking advice on running smaller language models like Gemma 4 and Qwen 3.6 on a low-end laptop with 4GB VRAM. They are confused by various technical terms such as GGUF, quants, and speculative decoding. The user also inquired about the minimum hardware requirements to achieve a decent inference speed of over 20 tokens per second for a 30 billion parameter model. AI
IMPACT Guidance for users with limited hardware on running smaller LLMs.