Hi @Twu31 , that's certainly a possibility and no doubts it plays a part, although I suspect it has to do more with the architecture itself (Dense vs MoE with Mixture-of-Values attention).
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Experimental global target bits‑per‑weight quantization of IFM/K2-Horizon-7B and IFM/K2-Horizon-MoVA-36B-A4B.
Unlike standard llama.cpp quantization that rely on fixed type heuristics (e.g., Q4_K_M), the Target BPW approach automatically optimizes per-tensor precision where it matters the most, and produces high quality models that meet a precise global size target.
Key Advantages:
- VRAM Maximization: Can generate high quality models sized exactly to fit hardware constraints (e.g., fitting the model into exactly 24GB VRAM).
- Data-Driven Precision: Quantization mix is determined by actual weight error sensitivity rather than hardcoded rules, often yielding better PPL/KLD size trade-offs.
Full benchmarks (PPL, KLD, ARC, GPQA, MMLU, etc.) and methodology in the model's card.
https://huggingface.co/eaddario/K2-Horizon-7B-GGUF
https://huggingface.co/eaddario/K2-Horizon-MoVA-36B-A4B-GGUF updated a model 9 days ago
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Experimental global target bits‑per‑weight quantization of IFM/K2-Horizon-7B and IFM/K2-Horizon-MoVA-36B-A4B.
Unlike standard llama.cpp quantization that rely on fixed type heuristics (e.g., Q4_K_M), the Target BPW approach automatically optimizes per-tensor precision where it matters the most, and produces high quality models that meet a precise global size target.
Key Advantages:
- VRAM Maximization: Can generate high quality models sized exactly to fit hardware constraints (e.g., fitting the model into exactly 24GB VRAM).
- Data-Driven Precision: Quantization mix is determined by actual weight error sensitivity rather than hardcoded rules, often yielding better PPL/KLD size trade-offs.
Full benchmarks (PPL, KLD, ARC, GPQA, MMLU, etc.) and methodology in the model's card.
https://huggingface.co/eaddario/K2-Horizon-7B-GGUF
https://huggingface.co/eaddario/K2-Horizon-MoVA-36B-A4B-GGUF