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CachyOS AI image generation slower than Windows, users suggest fixes

A user on Reddit reported significantly slower AI image generation speeds on CachyOS compared to Windows, despite CachyOS's reputation for performance. The user experienced generation times of 45-80 seconds per step on CachyOS versus 40-50 seconds per step on Windows when using a 9070xt GPU with ROCm 10.1 and PyTorch 2.14. Community members suggested potential issues related to Linux kernel updates, AMD driver power management, and memory allocation, offering solutions such as disabling process auto-tuning and adjusting memory limits. AI

IMPACT Highlights potential performance bottlenecks and configuration challenges when running AI workloads on Linux-based operating systems.

RANK_REASON User-reported performance issue with an OS for AI workloads.

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CachyOS AI image generation slower than Windows, users suggest fixes

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  1. r/StableDiffusion TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/Sofa-Sleuth ·

    Just tried CatchyOS for 9070xt and MinimaxH3 and... its slower than Windows? :(

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Hey guys, I just spent the whole day learning and setting up CachyOS dual boot with Windows on a new NVMe for my 9070XT. I created a virtual environment and installed ROCm 10.1 and Python 3.13.16-1 + PyTorch 2.14, and in all tests, CachyOS was qu…