Boost vLLM Inference Throughput by 40% with Three Simple Config Tweaks
After discovering that only a few vLLM settings truly impact performance, this guide details how adjusting gpu_memory_utilization, max_num_batched_tokens, and enabling chunked prefill can raise Qwen2.5‑72B‑Instruct throughput from ~1800 to over 2500 tokens/s, improve latency, and provides comprehensive deployment, monitoring, and troubleshooting instructions.
