Dual R9700 layer-split side effect: per-card load under 50%, fans stay quiet
yahbluez · reddit · 2026-10-20
A Debian user who upgraded from a single 9060 XT to 2x AMD R9700 found an unexpected perk of layer-splitting a model across both cards: under single-task use, each card's GPU load drops below 50% and the fans stay quiet — a practical noise/thermal tip for local multi-GPU inference.
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