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Can the Huawei Ascend 950DT run CogVLM-17B?

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

CogVLM-17B on the Huawei Ascend 950DT

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 370k 76.5-92.9 t/s ~0.8-0.9 (slow)
Q8 yes 435k 152.9-185.9 t/s ~1.5-1.9 (slow)
Q4 yes 463k 273.1-331.9 t/s ~2.7-3.3 (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 CogVLM-17B?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~273.1-331.9 tok/s and fits up to 463k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~2.7-3.3 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 463k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.