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Can the AMD Instinct MI455X run Pythia-6.9b?

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

Pythia-6.9b on the AMD Instinct MI455X

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 2915k 894.8-1093.6 t/s ~1.8-2.2 (slow)
Q8 yes 2968k 1789.6-2187.2 t/s ~3.7-4.5 (slow)
Q4 yes 2991k 3195.7-3905.8 t/s ~6.5-8 (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-6.9b?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~3195.7-3905.8 tok/s and fits up to 2991k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~6.5-8 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 2991k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.