Optimizing Local LLM Inference on Constrained Hardware
An engineering deep dive into KV cache quantization, asymmetric thread tuning, and PCIe bottlenecks Introduction New frontier models launch weekly, and for most developers, the testing phase abruptly ends when the API bill arrives or the rate limit error appears. While proprietary models are the standard for rapid prototyping, they remain a black box. Users do not own the data, cannot strictly control latency, and are constrained by pricing tiers. Local LLMs are the obvious alternative, offering privacy and […]