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Can the Huawei Ascend 950DT run BLOOM-1.7B?

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

BLOOM-1.7B on the Huawei Ascend 950DT

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 1947k 764.7-929.4 t/s ~7.6-9.3 (slow)
Q8 yes 1973k 1529.4-1858.8 t/s ~15.3-18.6 (slow)
Q4 yes 1984k 2731.1-3319.3 t/s ~27.3-33.2 (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 Huawei Ascend 950DT run BLOOM-1.7B?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~2731.1-3319.3 tok/s and fits up to 1984k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~27.3-33.2 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 1984k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.