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Custom vLLM fork boosts Radeon Pro V620 performance for Qwen3.8-Flash-Next

A user has successfully optimized a custom vLLM fork to achieve significantly improved performance on Radeon Pro V620 GPUs. This setup, utilizing 8 Radeon Pro V620 cards with a total of 256 GB of VRAM, achieved decode speeds of 60-100 tokens/s and prefill speeds exceeding 3000 tokens/s with the Qwen3.8-Flash-Next model. The user initially struggled with llama.cpp, which offered much lower prefill speeds, and found that vLLM did not initially support the V620 cards. Their custom kernel development for RDNA2 architecture resolved these issues, leading to performance gains of approximately 800% over llama.cpp. AI

IMPACT Demonstrates potential for significant performance gains on consumer/prosumer hardware through custom software optimization.

RANK_REASON User-developed optimization for existing hardware and software.

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Custom vLLM fork boosts Radeon Pro V620 performance for Qwen3.8-Flash-Next

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

    $2800 rig with 8x Radeon Pro V620 (256 GB VRAM) + custom vLLM fork = Qwen3.8-Flash-Next at 60 to 100 t/s decode and 3000+ t/s prefill

    <table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1x0wnz1/2800_rig_with_8x_radeon_pro_v620_256_gb_vram/"> <img alt="$2800 rig with 8x Radeon Pro V620 (256 GB VRAM) + custom vLLM fork = Qwen3.8-Flash-Next at 60 to 100 t/s decode and 3000+ t/s prefill" src="htt…