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Can the Huawei Ascend 950DT run FRED-T5-XL?

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

FRED-T5-XL on the Huawei Ascend 950DT

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 1945k 747.1-908 t/s ~7.5-9.1 (slow)
Q8 yes 1972k 1494.3-1816.1 t/s ~14.9-18.2 (slow)
Q4 yes 1984k 2668.3-3243 t/s ~26.7-32.4 (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 FRED-T5-XL?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~2668.3-3243 tok/s and fits up to 1984k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~26.7-32.4 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.