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Can the AMD Instinct MI455X run Pythia-2.8b?

Yes โ€” here's how fast and up to what context, with real measured numbers.

Pythia-2.8b on the AMD Instinct MI455X

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 5956k 2205-2695 t/s ~4.5-5.5 (slow)
Q8 yes 5999k 4410-5390 t/s ~9-11 (slow)
Q4 yes 6018k 7875-9625 t/s ~16.1-19.6 (slow)

Estimate (memory-bound). Beyond "max context" the KV cache spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and speed drops to the "beyond" figure.

FAQ

Can the AMD Instinct MI455X run Pythia-2.8b?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~7875-9625 tok/s and fits up to 6018k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~16.1-19.6 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 6018k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.