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Can the Huawei Ascend 950DT run Gemma 7B?

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

Gemma 7B on the Huawei Ascend 950DT

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 869k 152.3-185.1 t/s ~1.5-1.9 (slow)
Q8 yes 934k 304.5-370.1 t/s ~3-3.7 (slow)
Q4 yes 963k 543.8-660.9 t/s ~5.4-6.6 (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 Gemma 7B?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~543.8-660.9 tok/s and fits up to 963k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~5.4-6.6 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 963k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.