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llama.cpp adds RDNA4_M GPU support in new release

The llama.cpp project has released version b12001, which includes support for the RDNA4_M family of GPUs. This update specifically adds definitions for gfx1170 and gfx1171, aligning them with the RDNA4 architecture. The release was assisted by GitHub Copilot and Codex, and co-authored by Mario Limonciello from AMD. AI

IMPACT Enhances hardware compatibility for local LLM inference, potentially improving performance on newer AMD GPUs.

RANK_REASON Update to an open-source project for running LLMs, adding hardware support.

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llama.cpp adds RDNA4_M GPU support in new release

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  1. llama.cpp — Releases TIER_1 (SO) · github-actions[bot] ·

    b12001

    <details open=""> <p>ROCm/HIP: add RDNA4_M family for gfx1170/gfx1171 (<a class="issue-link js-issue-link" href="https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/pull/31373">#31373</a>)</p> <p>gfx117X is more like RDNA4, with 128b WMMA. But they're not identical. Adjust the defines accordin…