NVIDIA and Apple Boost LLM Inference Efficiency with ReDrafter Integration

Integration reduces runtime overhead and streamlines processes with in-engine validation and drafting.

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Dec 19, 2024
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  • NVIDIA and Apple added ReDrafter, a new speculative decoding method, to TensorRT-LLM.
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Working with Apple (AAPL, Financials), NVIDIA (NVDA, Financials) has included a new speculative decoding method called ReDrafter into its TensorRT-LLM library. The business claims that the update offers up to 2.7x throughput increases on NVIDIA H100 GPUs, hence increasing the large language model inference efficiency.

ReDrafter maintains output quality by verifying and adopting best pathways during inference, hence lowering computational cost. By implementing validation and drafting procedures straight into TensorRT-LLM's engine, therefore removing dependency on runtime operations, this integration represents a notable improvement over earlier solutions such Medusa.

The revised library allows inflight batching, which divides and maximizes context-phase and generation-phase requests, therefore allowing improved resource use during low-traffic times. These developments, according to NVIDIA, will enable developers to create and implement more sophisticated models with higher performance and efficiency.

This cooperation emphasizes NVIDIA's approach of leading in artificial intelligence infrastructure by including innovative technology into its systems. The cooperation with Apple emphasizes the growing importance of speculative decoding in enhancing LLM processes, hence preparing the ground for next-generation artificial intelligence applications.

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