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[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

On my system, I can play a RPG Maker game and use a 122b LLM at the same time, alongside to a podcast. A model in that parameter range takes up about 70gb of DDR4 RAM and 36gb of VRAM. However, it used to be that a 120b AI would take a larger footprint, bringing the system to the brink. The hardware requirements are going down, and the quality also increased, alongside speed. I believe when the next major sea change of hardware happens, AI will become very practical for gaming.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Damn, your system is insane. Yeah, an RPG maker game is next to nothing compared to that. Still, Dragon Quest I think is 3D. It takes a lot more VRAM than RPG maker.

I have 16GB VRAM, which is a lot for most systems. That's easily consumed by an LLM. Any model that doesn't use at least that much tends to perform pretty poorly, in my experience. That's not mentioning how much heat it generates while running, which has to be removed from the system or it'll slow down. Even if your system can handle it, it heats up fast. It's great when I need a heater running, but when I need AC my room gets warm quick.

[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Keep in mind, a 122b (Qwen3.5 family), is high end for consumer machines, but it is likely that DQX would be using a much smaller model. Currently, we have Qwen models that are 0.8b, 4b, 9b, 27b, 35b, 122b, and 397b. Plus, 'quanting' can reduce how much memory a model takes up - at a tradeoff, o'course. I am guessing DQX would have multiple local models, and use the player's hardware metrics to decide which model to deploy.

When it comes to how much RAM is required, this screenshot from UnSloth about covers the current state of things. 4-bit is the sweet spot between quality and size, for now.

Alternatively, the Chatty Slime could rely on cloud AI. Depending on Square's strategy, that could be a freebie or a paid service. If the Chatty Slime gave options to the player - say, trading a potion for a stat seed, or responding to a quiz, Square could sell player behavior data.

...Anyhow, my room has a mini-split AC. One of the best purchases in my life: my room lacked insulation in the first place, so it becomes toasty during summer. The side effect is being able to just run my GPU and not become a human slushy.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Is your comment written by AI? It seems weird, and we already went over most of what it says.

Also, DQ runs on Nintendo systems. That makes me certain it's cloud based.

[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

No, I didn't use AI for that. Humans tend to come in many flavors.

The previous post assumed that there are onlookers who don't have experience with AI, thus wouldn't be aware of the possibility that they can run it on local hardware.