llama-quant : default ftype param Q5_1 --> Q8_0#20828
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llama-quant : default ftype param Q5_1 --> Q8_0#20828ggerganov merged 3 commits intoggml-org:masterfrom
Q5_1 --> Q8_0#20828ggerganov merged 3 commits intoggml-org:masterfrom
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Change the default `ftype` in `llama_model_quantize_params` from `LLAMA_FTYPE_MOSTLY_Q5_1` to `LLAMA_FTYPE_MOSTLY_Q8_0`. In case some external program naively uses the default quantization params, we should probably default to a known-good type like Q8_0 rather than Q5_1, which is rather old.
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Thoughts on this change? @ggerganov |
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Pinging again for visibility - @ggerganov - in my opinion this change makes sense, but it's not a big deal either way, so, feel free to close it. Thank you, in any case. |
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Change the default
ftypeinllama_model_quantize_paramsfromLLAMA_FTYPE_MOSTLY_Q5_1toLLAMA_FTYPE_MOSTLY_Q8_0.In case some external program naively uses the default quantization params, we should probably default to a known-good type like Q8_0 rather than Q5_1, which is rather old.
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