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llama.cpp b9781 Release Expands Platform Support
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- →Expands support for AMD GPUs with ROCm 7.2, offering alternatives to CUDA.
- →Reinforces llama.cpp's versatility across multiple platforms.
- →Focuses on platform expansion rather than new model features.
The b9781 release of llama.cpp has been announced, focusing on expanding platform support across various operating systems. This update includes ROCm 7.2 support for Ubuntu x64, enhancing options for AMD GPU users. While KleidiAI support for macOS Apple Silicon is disabled, the release maintains a broad platform reach, including Windows and openEuler. This release underscores llama.cpp's commitment to being a versatile inference runtime, though it does not introduce new model architectures.
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