DeepSeek Local Deployment: 4x W7900 vs 2x Blackwell for Agentic Workflows
Retumbo77 · reddit · 2026-08-24
A user is weighing hardware configurations for running DeepSeek 0731 Q4 locally, specifically as an orchestrator for agentic workflows. The options include upgrading to a 6x RTX 3090 rig ($7k), switching to 4x AMD W7900 48GB cards, or purchasing 2x RTX 5000 Blackwell 72GB cards ($14k net). The user seeks insights on expected performance (tokens/sec) for these edge cases, particularly noting that AMD setups might run faster on Vulkan than ROCm.
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