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llama.cpp b11153 adds ROCm 10 and Snapdragon support

llama.cpp Releases·September 24, 2026·high confidence

Why it matters

  • →ROCm 10.0 support removes barriers for AMD GPU users running local inference on Linux and Windows.
  • →New Snapdragon arm64 builds enable efficient AI execution on mobile hardware using Hexagon NPU acceleration.
  • →CUDA 13.4 integration ensures compatibility with the latest NVIDIA driver stacks across multiple architectures.

llama.cpp has released build b11153, expanding hardware support to include ROCm 10.0 for AMD GPUs on Linux and Windows, as well as native arm64 builds for Qualcomm Snapdragon processors on Linux. The update also adds CUDA 13.4 libraries for both x64 and arm64 architectures across Ubuntu and Windows platforms. Conversely, KleidiAI support on macOS Apple Silicon has been disabled in this release, and openEuler builds are currently marked as disabled. This release underscores the project's strategy of maintaining broad compatibility across diverse hardware ecosystems.

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