Bonsai 2 on a 12 GB card
Bonsai 2 on a 12 GB card is How an independent CUDA investigation became faster inference, two PrismML upstream merges, and real browser demos. By Cary Palmer.. It is ranked #7482 on the AI Radar, in Open & local models, first seen 42 days ago and shared in 1 post (390 views).
Bonsai 2 on a 12 GB card — Puppetmaster Skip to article PUPPETMASTER .GG WRITEUP · CUDA / LOCAL INFERENCE Bonsai 2 on a 12 GB card Cary Palmer · 24 September 2026 Bonsai was the first model I could use on my own GPU that made me want to dig this far into the runtime. I had an RTX 4070 with 12 GB of VRAM. I wanted to find out how much more I could get out of it, then put the work somewhere other people could use it. That became a CUDA investigation, a set of upstream patches, a Windows serving bundle, and a collection of browser demos. Two of my PRs have now merged into PrismML’s llama.cpp fork. Other changes are still under review. I’m an…
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Bonsai 2 on a 12 GB card in numbers
- Rank on the AI Radar: #7482 of 10402
- Shared in 1 post by 1 account: @CaryPalmerr
- 390 views on those posts
- First seen 42 days ago, last shared 42 days ago
- Pricing seen by AGK Intelligence: free
- Market: Open & local models
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How an independent CUDA investigation became faster inference, two PrismML upstream merges, and real browser demos. By Cary Palmer. It was first shared on X 42 days ago and is ranked #7482 on the AI Radar.
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1 account on X, including @CaryPalmerr, in 1 post totalling 390 views.
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