Useful Resources
Curated links for gfx1030 / RDNA2 work. Grouped by type — not everything here is “official” or wiki-maintained; see Verification status for claim audits on guides that reference these projects.
Community Discord
Primary hangout for V620 / gfx1030 inference work. Wiki pages often cite channel names
(#vllm-rdna, #llamacpp, #general, #benchmarks, #lmcache) — that is where the claim came from.
| Server | gfx1030 club |
| Invite | https://discord.gg/mESex2aBp |
Official documentation
- ROCm documentation
- ROCm install on Linux
- System requirements & supported GPUs
- GPU architecture specs (Navi 21 = gfx1030)
- ROCm Device Support Wishlist — community-tracked support matrix on the official ROCm repo
Docker images
Prebuilt images for RDNA (gfx1030 through RDNA4). See Running vLLM for run commands and Building images for how they are produced.
| Image | Purpose |
|---|---|
blivioniag/rocm-rdna | ROCm + PyTorch base for RDNA cards |
blivioniag/vllm-rdna | vLLM serving images (upstream and -extras / rdna_extras lineage) |
Tags are listed on Docker Hub and in Running (Docker). Re-pull before debugging — tags are refreshed in place when fixes land.
Upstream projects
Stock projects this wiki builds on or tracks. Use these when you want upstream behavior or to compare against forks.
- vLLM — upstream serving engine
- llama.cpp — GGUF inference (HIP/ROCm and Vulkan)
- vLLM PR #52391 — RDNA gfx1030 platform detection (upstream CI enablement for consumer Radeon)
- TheRock: RDNA2 (gfx103X) support — ROCm/TheRock gfx1030 enablement work
Community projects
Forks, recipes, and tooling maintained outside (or alongside) upstream. Often where gfx1030-specific performance work happens first.
| Project | What it is |
|---|---|
blivioniag/v620_toolbox | V620 power cap + PCIe P2P — powertuning/ (Fedora), ubuntu_powertuning/ (Ubuntu 26.04); see Power tuning |
Tamalero/amd-v620-soft-unlock | V620 OverDrive soft unlock in passthrough VMs (QEMU romfile= pptable patch; no flash, keeps 72 CUs) — Power tuning |
blivioniag/vllm-rdna-docker | Docker build system for rocm-rdna / vllm-rdna images |
opengfx1030/vllm-rdna @ rdna_extras | Official vLLM extras fork — RDNA HIP kernels; PRs/issues here — fork landscape |
leapdragon/vllm-rdna2-qwen | Flash-Next / Qwen3.8 fork (still separate until merged into the org) — docs/rdna2, ROCR idle-CPU fix |
blivioniag/vllm @ rdna2_extras | Historical — predecessor of opengfx1030/vllm-rdna; Hub -extras still clones this until docker bake is retargeted |
leapdragon/vllm-rdna2-recipe | Community recipe book + GHCR presets (27B/122B; parts pile; concurrent MTP PRs) — wiki recipes |
opengfx1030/vllm-rdna2-recipe | Org mirror of the recipe book (#vllm-rdna) |
edwinbrowwn/llama.cpp-rdna2 | RDNA2/V620 llama.cpp fork — see overview |
GeorgeMA-Strong/llm-context-bench | Reproducible long-context PP/TG benches (real prompts) — used by #benchmarks |
LMCache/LMCache | KV cache layer (RAM/SSD/remote) — #lmcache WIP for RDNA vLLM Docker; not wiki-validated yet |
intentee/paddler | LLM load balancer / multi-instance router — discussed for multi-agent llama.cpp; not wiki-validated |
sebastianmechno-sys/vllm-rocm-windows-rdna2 | Unofficial Windows 11 + ROCm 7.x vLLM for RX 6000 — not wiki-validated |
skyne98/wiki-gfx906 | Sibling wiki for gfx906 (Vega 20 / MI50) |
Tools & write-ups
- Disabling ECC on Radeon Pro GPUs (lunnova.dev) —
amdgpu.ras_enable=0+ two reboots; pinned in#vllm-rdna. See Disabling ECC. rocminfo,rocm-smi,amd-smi,clinfo— GPU visibility, topology, and P2P checks. See Environment variables.
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