🔬 research2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
Inference Optimization Strategies: Quantization vs Sparsity vs Speculative Decoding (2026)
Practical guide to inference optimization techniques across consumer hardware (RTX 5000, Mac Mini, Strix Halo) and datacenter GPUs. Covers Q4/Q8 quantization, structured sparsity, speculative decoding, and token prediction with real benchmarks and hardware-specific recommendations.
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