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Yes, Arc runs local LLMs well now — but skip the old IPEX-LLM guides (Intel archived it in January 2026). Here's the current, working path: Ollama or LM Studio on the Vulkan backend, step by step.
Voltage · Sep 22 · 7 min
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
12GB of VRAM at ~$249, and the one card the 2026 price surge barely touched. Superb budget hardware for local LLMs — if you can live with Intel's software tax. My honest take on who should buy one.
Voltage · Sep 22 · 8 min
The RX 7900 XTX gives you 24GB cheaper than a 3090. The catch isn't what you've heard — a llama.cpp scoreboard and an open bug report suggest its Vulkan backend beats ROCm for inference, no painful install required.
Tensor · Jul 22 · 9 min