Llama.cpp vs LM Studio on gaming PC

Reddit r/LocalLLaMA / 4/16/2026

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A Reddit user compares running local LLMs on a Windows 11 gaming PC using LM Studio versus compiling and running Llama.cpp via WSL on the same RTX 5080/64GB setup.
They report that Llama.cpp delivers about double the speed relative to LM Studio when running models such as Gemma 4 26B (Q8) and Qwen 3 Coder Next unsloth (Q4).
The post suggests LM Studio’s performance may be less optimized for this user’s configuration, even though they are generally satisfied with its usability.
The takeaway is that developers/users seeking maximum local inference throughput may benefit from testing Llama.cpp (especially through WSL) instead of relying solely on GUI tooling.

Here is my experience, I've been using LM Studio with RTX 5080 and 64GB RAM using Windows 11. I'm very happy with LM Studio except the speed. I installed Windows WSL and compiled Llama.cpp. After playing with Gemma 4 26B Q8 and Qwen 3 Coder Next unsloth Q4 with Llama.cpp, I'm getting double the speed compared to LM Studio. I wish LM Studio provided the same speed, but unfortunately, it doesn’t.

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