Llama.cpp b9669 adds backend sampling support for Eagle3 inference
Eagle3 speculative decoding now runs on GPUs via multiple backends...
Deep Dive
The llama.cpp release b9669 adds backend sampling support for eagle3 (speculative decoding). Builds are available for macOS (Apple Silicon, Intel, iOS), Linux (CPU, Vulkan, ROCm, OpenVINO, SYCL), Android (CPU), Windows (CPU, CUDA, Vulkan, SYCL, HIP), and openEuler (CPU).
Key Points
- Eagle3 speculative decoding now supports backend sampling on CUDA, Vulkan, ROCm, SYCL, and OpenVINO
- Available on all major platforms: macOS, Linux, Windows, Android, iOS, and openEuler
- Single significant feature release improving GPU utilization for local LLM inference
Why It Matters
Faster speculative decoding on GPUs makes local LLMs more viable for production and edge deployment.