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Quantization impacts LLM draft rate in Multi Token Prediction

A user on Reddit's r/LocalLLaMA forum investigated how model quantization affects the draft rate in Multi Token Prediction (MTP) for large language models. The tests used Gemma 4-31B-it as the main model, with various quantization levels (Q5_K_S down to IQ2_M), and Gemma 4-31B-it-assistant as the MTP drafter. Results showed that acceptance rates decrease as draft depth increases across all quantization levels, with lower bit-rate models exhibiting slightly reduced consistency with the drafter. AI

IMPACT Quantization levels can affect the efficiency of speculative decoding techniques in LLMs.

RANK_REASON User-conducted research on LLM performance characteristics. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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Quantization impacts LLM draft rate in Multi Token Prediction

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

    Does quantizing change the MTP draft rate?

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