AMD’s Radeon RX 7900 XTX is turning heads with its remarkable performance when running the DeepSeek R1 AI model, even surpassing NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 4090 in inference tests.
AMD Delivers Rapid Support for DeepSeek’s R1 Models, Offering Top-Notch Performance
DeepSeek’s latest AI model has truly shaken up the industry, and while the tech world buzzes with questions about the needed computing power for this model, AMD’s "RDNA 3" Radeon RX 7900 XTX GPU seems more than capable. AMD has unveiled benchmarks comparing their top RX 7000 series GPU with NVIDIA’s offering, revealing superior performance across several models.
Notably, AMD’s tweet by David McAfee highlighted the impressive capabilities of the Radeon 7900 XTX in handling DeepSeek.
In the world of consumer GPUs handling AI tasks, many users have benefitted from a good performance-to-cost ratio compared to traditional AI accelerators. Running models locally not only boosts performance but also helps protect your privacy, a significant concern with DeepSeek’s AI models. Luckily, AMD has released a comprehensive guide on running DeepSeek R1 distillations on their GPUs. Here’s an overview:
- Ensure Driver Compatibility: Update to the 25.1.1 Optional Adrenalin driver or later.
- Download LM Studio: Grab version 0.3.8 or newer from lmstudio.ai/ryzenai.
- Install: Set up LM Studio, bypassing the onboarding screen.
- Navigate the Discover Tab: It’s your gateway to the models.
- Select Your Distill: For speed, start with smaller models like Qwen 1.5B; larger ones provide enhanced reasoning capabilities.
- Adjust Quantization: Choose “Q4 K M” and then hit “Download.”
- Configure in Chat Tab: Pick your distill from the menu, ensuring “manually select parameters” is enabled.
- Maximize GPU Utilization: Crank the GPU offload layers to the max.
- Load the Model: Get it running.
- Interact: Engage with a reasoning model directly on your AMD setup!
If these steps seem too intricate, AMD has also shared a YouTube tutorial to walk you through each part. By operating DeepSeek’s models on local AMD machines, you ensure your data stays personal and secure. As both AMD and NVIDIA prepare to unleash new GPUs, the inferencing capabilities are set to leap forward, supported by advanced AI engines designed for these tasks.
