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Can the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 run DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B?
Yes โ here's how fast and up to what context, with real measured numbers.
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B on the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395
| Quant | Fits? | Max context | Speed | Beyond context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP16 | yes | 1681k | 45.3-55.4 t/s | ~1.8-2.2 (slow) |
| Q8 | yes | 1708k | 90.6-110.7 t/s | ~3.5-4.3 (slow) |
| Q4 | yes | 1720k | 161.8-197.8 t/s | ~6.3-7.7 (slow) |
Estimate (memory-bound). Beyond "max context" the KV cache spills to SSD swap and speed drops to the "beyond" figure.
FAQ
Can the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 run DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B?โถ
Yes. At Q4 it generates ~161.8-197.8 tok/s and fits up to 1720k context; beyond that it spills to SSD swap and slows to ~6.3-7.7 tok/s.
How much context fits?โถ
At Q4, up to about 1720k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to SSD swap and throughput collapses.