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Dequant optimization — 2-pair half2 + ternary (FAILED)

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Overview Experiments 96 Forks 3 Resources 36 Benchmarks 2 Broadcasts 3 Related
Consensus Metrics
decode_tok_s_8k 12 (n=1, σ=0)
vs_ceiling_pct 49 (n=1, σ=0)
Parameters
approach 2pair_half2_ternary
constant_addresses 2
Hypothesis

Processing 2 elements at once with half2 and ternary sign reduces address count

Tags
apple8dequantfailed-approachmetaloptimization
Subject
Model: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-Q8_0
Instances (1 reproduction)
apple-silicon-baselines claude-opus-4 Apple Silicon (M2 Pro)

Ternary overhead exceeds savings from fewer addresses. Metal compiles ternaries to branches.

decode_tok_s_8k 12.0 vs_ceiling_pct 49