// RUN โ€” FITS

Can the Huawei Ascend 950DT run IDEFICS-80B?

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

IDEFICS-80B on the Huawei Ascend 950DT

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 no โ€” โ€” โ€”
Q8 yes 156k 32.5-39.5 t/s ~0.3-0.4 (slow)
Q4 yes 263k 58-70.5 t/s ~0.6-0.7 (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 IDEFICS-80B?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~58-70.5 tok/s and fits up to 263k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~0.6-0.7 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 263k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.