Building Local AI with Dual AMD R9700s: Is ROCm a Viable Alternative to CUDA?
Syosse-CH · reddit · 2026-07-30
A developer shares their experience building a local AI server using two AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 GPUs (64GB VRAM total) but raises concerns about the maturity of AMD's ROCm ecosystem. The discussion focuses on the real-world performance, compatibility limitations of running local LLMs via vLLM on AMD, and whether switching back to NVIDIA is necessary for maximum efficiency.
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