transformer optimization

KV Caching Explained: A Deep Dive into Optimizing Transformer Inference

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Introduction to KV Caching When large language models (LLMs) generate text autoregressively, they perform redundant computations by reprocessing the same tokens repeatedly. Key-Value (KV) Caching solves this by storing intermediate attention states, dramatically improving inference speed – often by 5x or more in practice. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll: Explain the transformer attention bottleneck Implement KV caching from scratch…

Implementing KV Cache from Scratch in nanoVLM: A 38% Speedup in Autoregressive Generation

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Introduction Autoregressive language models generate text one token at a time. Each new prediction requires a full forward pass through all transformer layers, leading to redundant computations. For example, generating the next token in: [What, is, in,] → [the] requires recomputing attention over [What, is, in,] even though these tokens haven’t changed. KV Caching solves this inefficiency by…