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Local LLM setup achieves 55 tok/s with 262K context on $1800 GPU rig

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A user shared their setup for running the Qwen3.6-27B-FP8 model locally, achieving 55 tokens per second with a 262K context window. The setup involved four 16GB 5060 Ti GPUs with P2P enabled, costing approximately $1800 in GPU hardware. This configuration is noted as being suitable for inference-only, single-user applications. AI

IMPACT Demonstrates achievable local inference performance with consumer-grade hardware for large context windows.

RANK_REASON User-shared setup and performance metrics for running a specific LLM locally.

Read on r/LocalLLaMA →

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Local LLM setup achieves 55 tok/s with 262K context on $1800 GPU rig

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  1. r/LocalLLaMA TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/joorklee ·

    $1800 (in GPU cost running with P2P running Qwen/Qwen3.6-27b-FP8 with 262K context and BF16 KV cache at 55 tok/s

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Hey peeps, wanted to share what is possible for folks with an <strong>inference only single user</strong> use case with 1700 in GPU cost.</p> <p>Setup: 4x 5060 ti (16GB) with P2P</p> <p>If you are in the US and you keep an eye on facebook marketp…

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