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Tensor-parallelism for multi-gpu support

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Description

### Feature request

Being able to split models into multiple GPUs, as with vllm/aphrodite engine for LLMs.

### Motivation

It would be extremely helpful to be able to split larger models into multiple GPUs.
Also, without TP, one GPU loses lots of vram and the other does not, making it impossible to use tensor parallelism on another program at the same time. (Without losing as much VRAM on the non-utilized GPU)

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The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the existing model-serving and GPU allocation paths, then compare the requested behavior with tensor parallelism in vllm or aphrodite; done means larger models can be split across multiple GPUs while balancing VRAM use.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
distributed-systems, machine-learning
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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