b10506
ggml-org/llama.cppb10506Aug 20, 2026by github-actions[bot]
AI Summary
Optimizes the macOS Metal backend by implementing q8_0 dequantization using packed types, which should improve performance on Apple Silicon.
Key Highlights
- Dequantize q8_0 using packed types on Metal
- Optimize Metal backend performance
New Features
- Metal backend optimization for q8_0 dequantization
Full Release Notes
<details open> metal : dequantize q8_0 using packed types (#27370) </details> **Website:** - <https://llama.app> **macOS/iOS:** - [macOS Apple Silicon (arm64)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b10506/llama-b10506-bin-macos-arm64.tar.gz) - macOS Apple Silicon (arm64, KleidiAI enabled) [DISABLED](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/pull/23780) - [macOS Intel (x64)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b10506/llama-b10506-bin-macos-x64.tar.gz) - [iOS XCFramework](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b10506/llama-b10506-xcframework.zip) **Linux:** - [Ubuntu x64 (CPU)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b10506/llama-b10506-bin-ubuntu-x64.tar.gz) - [Ubuntu arm64 (CPU)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b10506/llama-b10506-bin-ubuntu-arm64.tar.gz) - [Ubuntu s390x (CPU)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b10506/llama-b10506-bin-ubuntu-s390x.tar.gz) - [Ubuntu x64 (Vulkan)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b10506/llama-b10506-bin-ubuntu-vulkan-x64.tar.gz) - [Ubuntu arm64 (Vulkan)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b10506/llama-b10506-bin-ubuntu-vulkan-arm64.tar.gz) - Ubuntu x64 (ROCm 7.14)[DISABLED](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/pull/26969) - [Ubuntu x64 (OpenVINO)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b10506/llama-b10506-bin-ubuntu-openvino-2026.3-x64.tar.gz) - [Ubuntu x64 (SYCL FP32)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b10506/llama-b10506-bin-ubuntu-sycl-fp32-x64.tar.gz) - [Ubuntu x64 (SYCL FP16)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b10506/llama-b10506-bin-ubuntu-sycl-fp16-x64.tar.gz) **Android:** - [Android arm64 (CPU)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b10506/llama-b10506-bin-android-arm64.tar.gz) **Windows:** - [Windows x64 (CPU)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b10506/llama-b10506-bin-win-cpu-x64.zip) - [Windows arm64 (CPU)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b10506/llama-b10506-bin-win-cpu-arm64.zip) - [Windows arm64 (OpenCL Adreno)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b10506/llama-b10506-bin-win-opencl-adreno-arm64.zip) - [Windows x64 (CUDA 12)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b10506/llama-b10506-bin-win-cuda-12.4-x64.zip) - [CUDA 12.4 DLLs](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b10506/cudart-llama-bin-win-cuda-12.4-x64.zip) - [Windows x64 (CUDA 13)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b10506/llama-b10506-bin-win-cuda-13.3-x64.zip) - [CUDA 13.3 DLLs](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b10506/cudart-llama-bin-win-cuda-13.3-x64.zip) - [Windows arm64 (CUDA 13) (preview)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b10506/llama-b10506-bin-win-cuda-13.4-arm64.zip) - [CUDA 13.4 DLLs](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b10506/cudart-llama-bin-win-cuda-13.4-arm64.zip) - [Windows x64 (Vulkan)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b10506/llama-b10506-bin-win-vulkan-x64.zip) - [Windows x64 (OpenVINO)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b10506/llama-b10506-bin-win-openvino-2026.3-x64.zip) - [Windows x64 (SYCL)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b10506/llama-b10506-bin-win-sycl-x64.zip) - [Windows x64 (ROCm 7.14)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b10506/llama-b10506-bin-win-rocm-7.14-x64.zip) **openEuler:** - [DISABLED](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/pull/23705) - openEuler x86 (310p) - openEuler x86 (910b, ACL Graph) - openEuler aarch64 (310p) - openEuler aarch64 (910b, ACL Graph) **UI:** - [UI](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b10506/llama-b10506-ui.tar.gz)