What is AWQ?
Quantization
AWQ (Activation-Aware Weight Quantization) — A GPU-optimized quantization method that identifies and preserves the most important weights based on activation patterns. Achieves better quality than naive quantization at 4-bit precision.
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AWQ vs GPTQ?
AWQ is generally faster and produces better quality at 4-bit. GPTQ was the earlier standard but AWQ has largely superseded it for GPU inference.
AWQ vs GGUF?
AWQ is for GPU serving (faster, requires NVIDIA GPU). GGUF is for CPU/Apple Silicon (more portable, no GPU needed).
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