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User seeks GPU advice for LLM fine-tuning with $5K budget

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A user on r/LocalLLaMA is seeking advice on purchasing GPUs for fine-tuning small language models and development work, with a budget of $5,000. Their primary requirement is 48GB+ of VRAM. They are considering AMD R9700 for its better price-to-performance and speed, but are concerned about its lower VRAM, and NVIDIA GB10 for its CUDA support but slower performance and memory speed. AI

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User seeks GPU advice for LLM fine-tuning with $5K budget

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  1. r/LocalLLaMA TIER_1 (LV) · /u/AppropriatePush6262 ·

    AMD R9700 vs GB10

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I have a budget of 5K, and want to buy some gpus my requirement is 48gb+ vram, because I finetune small language model, perform DPO, in general tinkering/ development is my usecase.</p> <p>if you where in my shoe which among these would you get, …

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