# 03 - AMD GPU Passthrough (Strix Halo) — Home
**Purpose:** Detailed AMD APU passthrough configuration for host LLM access.

## Overview

This guide covers the complete setup for AMD Strix Halo GPU passthrough, enabling native LLM inference on AMD hardware.

## What You'll Learn

- **Hardware preparation:** Verify Strix Halo compatibility
- **BIOS configuration:** Enable IOMMU and PCIe passthrough
- **Kernel configuration:** Load VFIO modules properly
- **Proxmox setup:** Configure GPU for VM passthrough
- **Driver installation:** Vulkan, ROCm, HIP SDK integration
- **Qwen3.5-MoE setup:** Configure for AMD GPU acceleration

## Prerequisites

- AMD Strix Halo APU with integrated Radeon graphics
- Linux system kernel 5.4+ with IOMMU support
- Proxmox VE 7.x or later
- 16GB+ system RAM (8GB for APU graphics, 8GB for OS)
- SSD storage for VM images

## Quick Start

```bash
# Enable IOMMU in GRUB
# Edit /etc/default/grub, add:
# GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="amd_iommu=on iommu=pt"

# Update GRUB
update-grub

# Load VFIO modules
echo "vfio
vfio_iommu_type1
vfio_pci
vfio_virqfd" | sudo tee /etc/modules-load.d/vfio.conf

# Blacklist Radeon in VM
modprobe -r radeon amdgpu

# Reboot to apply changes
reboot
```

## Related Guides

- **[01 - Proxmox & VM Passthrough](../01\ -\ Proxmox\ \&\ VM\ Passthrough/)** — General passthrough setup
- **[04 - Qwen3.5 Model Setup](../04\ -\ Qwen3.5\ Model\ Setup/)** — Model deployment

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*Essential for running Qwen3.5-MoE locally on AMD hardware with Vulkan backend acceleration.*