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Can the Huawei Ascend 950DT run Codestral?

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

Codestral on the Huawei Ascend 950DT

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 330k 58.6-71.2 t/s ~0.6-0.7 (slow)
Q8 yes 415k 117.1-142.3 t/s ~1.2-1.4 (slow)
Q4 yes 452k 209.1-254.2 t/s ~2.1-2.5 (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 Codestral?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~209.1-254.2 tok/s and fits up to 452k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~2.1-2.5 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 452k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.