AutoAWQ is a package that is a polished implemementation of the original work llm-awq from MIT. AWQ or Activation Aware Quantization is a quantization method which supports 4-bit quantization. It massively increases the inference throughput and decreases the memory requirement of the model at the same time. (For example, according to this reference, Llama2 70B requires 2 x 80 GB but with AutoAWQ it can be run on 1 x 48 GB GPU). You can learn more about AWQ on the research paper and the github implementations.
We can run the AutoAWQ benchmark for two models: Llama2 7B Chat and Mistral-7B v0.1 Instruct Here is how we run benchmark for AutoAWQ.
./bench_autoawq/bench.sh \
--prompt <value> \ # Enter a prompt string
--max_tokens <value> \ # Maximum number of tokens to output
--repetitions <value> \ # Number of repititions to be made for the prompt.
--device <cpu/cuda/metal> \ # The device in which we want to benchmark.
--model_name <name-of-the-model> # The name of the model. (options: 'llama' for Llama2 and 'mistral' for Mistral-7B-v0.1)To get started quickly you can simply run:
./bench_autoawq/bench.sh -d cuda -n llamaThis will take all the default values (see in the bench.sh file) and do the benchmarks for Llama 2 and Mistral models. You can find all the benchmarks results for Llama 2 7B Chat here, and Mistral 7B instruct here.
Please note, we consider the outputs from the raw (float32 precision) from HuggingFace Transformers (PyTorch backend) weights as our ground truth. We will be comparing this ground truth with model's output with int4 of AutoAWQ. This is our system prompt.
You answers should always be to the point, precise and not more than 2 sentences strictly
| Question | int4 | Ground Truth |
|---|---|---|
| I'm making pancakes for breakfast. I added a cup of flour, a teaspoon of salt, and a few tablespoons of sugar to a bowl. I stirred it together, then added a cup of milk, a beaten egg, and a few tablespoons of oil, and stirred until just mixed. Then I put 1/4 a cup on a hot frying pan, and flipped it when brown. But they're terrible! Why? List the main reason. Answer as much precise as possible with one sentence. | The main reason for the terrible pancakes could be that the batter was too thick, which may have caused the pancakes to be dense and dry. | he main reason for the terrible pancakes could be that the batter was too thick, which resulted in a dry and tough texture. |
| 42 birds are sitting on a tree branch. A hunter passes, shoots one dead, and misses two. How many birds are left on the branch? Answer as much precise as possible with one sentence. | There is one bird left on the branch. | One bird is left on the branch. |
| How many mistakes can you find in the following sentence? Sentence: Its to much to loose if your talking about hundred’s of dollars. Answer as much precise as possible with one sentence. | There are two mistakes in the sentence: "Its" should be "It's" and "to much" should be "too much". | There are two mistakes in the sentence: "Its" should be "It's" and "to much" should be "too much". |
| You are an expert on agricultural chemical compounds. Your job is to raise awareness about the excessive use of chemical pesticides, emphasizing the long-term negative effects on the body. Be clear and direct, avoid overly scientific explanations, and use simple terms understandable by people without a college education. Answer as much precise as possible with one sentence. | Excessive use of chemical pesticides can lead to long-term negative effects on the body, including cancer, reproductive problems, and neurological disorders. | Excessive use of chemical pesticides can lead to long-term negative health effects, including cancer, neurological damage, and reproductive issues. |
| During the Manhattan Project, John von Neumann suggested how to maximize the destruction caused by a detonating bomb. Which was his idea? Answer as much precise as possible with one sentence. | John von Neumann proposed the use of a "sphere of fire" to maximize the destruction caused by a detonating bomb. | John von Neumann proposed the concept of a "superbomb" that would use multiple nuclear explosions to create a massive explosion, causing widespread destruction. |
| Question | int4 | Ground Truth |
|---|---|---|
| I'm making pancakes for breakfast. I added a cup of flour, a teaspoon of salt, and a few tablespoons of sugar to a bowl. I stirred it together, then added a cup of milk, a beaten egg, and a few tablespoons of oil, and stirred until just mixed. Then I put 1/4 a cup on a hot frying pan, and flipped it when brown. But they're terrible! Why? List the main reason. Answer as much precise as possible with one sentence. | The main reason your pancakes are terrible is because you did not mix the ingredients well enough, resulting in a dense and flat pancake. | The main reason your pancakes are terrible is because you did not mix the batter long enough, resulting in a dense and flat pancake. |
| 42 birds are sitting on a tree branch. A hunter passes, shoots one dead, and misses two. How many birds are left on the branch? Answer as much precise as possible with one sentence. | After the hunter shoots and misses two birds, there will be 40 birds left on the branch. | After the hunter shoots and kills one bird, 41 birds remain on the branch. |
| How many mistakes can you find in the following sentence? Sentence: Its to much to loose if your talking about hundred’s of dollars. Answer as much precise as possible with one sentence. | There are 2 mistakes in the sentence: "It's" should be "Too much" and "loose" should be "lose". | There are 2 mistakes in the sentence: "to loose" should be "to lose" and "hundred's" should be "hundreds". |
| You are an expert on agricultural chemical compounds. Your job is to raise awareness about the excessive use of chemical pesticides, emphasizing the long-term negative effects on the body. Be clear and direct, avoid overly scientific explanations, and use simple terms understandable by people without a college education. Answer as much precise as possible with one sentence. | Excessive use of chemical pesticides can have severe long-term negative effects on the human body, including hormone disruption, neurological problems, and even cancer. Prolonged exposure to these toxic substances can lead to a range of health issues, from headaches and fatigue to more serious conditions like Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's. | Excessive use of chemical pesticides can have long-term negative effects on the body, including cancer, hormone disruption, and neurological problems, due to their toxic and persistent nature, which can accumulate in the body over time and cause irreversible damage. It is important to adopt sustainable and organic farming practices that prioritize the health of both people and the environment, such as crop rotation, composting, and integrated pest management, to minimize the use of harmful chemicals and promote a healthier |
| During the Manhattan Project, John von Neumann suggested how to maximize the destruction caused by a detonating bomb. Which was his idea? Answer as much precise as possible with one sentence. | John von Neumann proposed the concept of a "fusion bomb," which involved using nuclear fission to create a chain reaction that would release a massive amount of energy from a single, critical mass of fissile material, leading to an unprecedented level of destruction. | John von Neumann proposed the concept of a "fusion bomb," which would achieve maximum destruction through the simultaneous detonation of a fission bomb and a fusion reaction, creating a chain reaction of nuclear reactions that would release an enormous amount of energy. This idea was later developed into the hydrogen bomb. |
- AutoAWQ is not supported devices other than GPU (only supports when CUDA is available).
- We are independently benchmarking AutoAWQ (i.e. the actual AWQ quantization method here). We are not benchmarking with combinations like: AutoAWQ + VLLM or AutoAWQ + TensorRT.
- AutoAWQ does not support INT8 quantization properly yet. See this issue and this PR