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Can the AMD Ryzen AI Max (Strix Halo) run WHISPER base?

FULL

2.3 GB needed of 30 GB usable — headroom for context

~30GB usable · RDNA3.5 (Strix Halo) · model file 0.3GB · base

~510–730 tok/s

computed roofline: 256 GB/s × 0.60–0.85 efficiency window / 0.3GB (Q4_K_M) — bands, never points.

Run WHISPER base on instead

→ Tesla M60 (16GB, used) — cheapest catalog machine that runs WHISPER base fully ($35)

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