Llama.cpp GPU Sampling Boosts Inference Speed by 8%
August 4, 2026
A new pull request moves sampling from CPU to GPU for users with MTP enabled. Testing on an NVIDIA 5090 showed an 8% increase in tokens per second for Qwen3.6:35B, while an older Tesla P40 saw a 4% improvement.
HOW THIS AFFECTS YOU
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builderYou can achieve higher inference throughput for large models by leveraging GPU-based sampling in llama.cpp.