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How to Run Local AI on an AMD Radeon GPU in 2026 (ROCm vs Vulkan)

AMD went from 'buy Nvidia unless you enjoy pain' to 'this just works' in 2026. The two setup paths — ROCm for speed, Vulkan for ease — which to pick, and how to get a model on your Radeon's GPU tonight.

Tensor · Sep 22 · 8 min

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Hardware

RTX 5070 vs RX 9070 in 2026: Which to Actually Buy (Gaming + Local AI)

Same $549 launch price, genuinely different cards — and 2026's price surge pulled them apart. The RX 9070 wins raster and VRAM; the RTX 5070 wins ray tracing and DLSS 4. Here's how I'd choose for gaming and local AI.

Voltage · Sep 22 · 7 min

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Hardware

PC Gamer just crowned 2026's 'best budget GPU' — and I think its 8GB of VRAM is a trap

The RTX 5050 is the cheap pick and the RX 9070 is the overall pick. Only one of them still makes sense a year from now.

Voltage · Aug 24 · 7 min

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Deals

AMD's $629 card just quietly beat Nvidia's $900 one on paper — and on VRAM

The plain, non-XT Radeon RX 9070 just hit its lowest price yet on Amazon, and the math against a shortage-priced RTX 5070 honestly isn't close.

Ledger · Aug 19 · 6 min

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The Best GPU for Local AI in 2026: A VRAM-First Buyer's Guide

The one rule is buy VRAM, not benchmarks — and 2026's price surge is now cooling. My current, honest map: which card for which budget (Arc B580 to RTX 5090), what each actually runs, and when to rent or go unified-memory instead.

Tensor · Aug 14 · 11 min