llama.cpp CUDA 12 Backend Delivers Massive Performance Gains#
The llama.cpp project has merged full CUDA 12 backend support into its mainline branch, unlocking significant performance improvements for NVIDIA GPU owners. Benchmarks show up to 3x speedup for popular models like LLaMA 3.1, Qwen 2.5, and Mistral when running on Ada Lovelace and Hopper architectures.