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Maybe KV cache offload to RAM isn't bad

Via r/LocalLlama
Friday, Jun 5, 2026 · 4:23PM
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So, llama.cpp has the -nkvo (--no-kv-offload) option to offload KV cache to RAM instead of VRAM. Many people avoid this because obviously it hurts performance. But every option exists with a trade off. And in my case, I think it's worth it. Hear me out. I'm running Qwen3.6 27B (IQ4_XS) on RTX 5060 T

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