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Can the Huawei Ascend 950DT run InternLM2-20B?

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

InternLM2-20B on the Huawei Ascend 950DT

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 347k 65-79 t/s ~0.7-0.8 (slow)
Q8 yes 423k 130-158 t/s ~1.3-1.6 (slow)
Q4 yes 457k 232.1-282.1 t/s ~2.3-2.8 (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 InternLM2-20B?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~232.1-282.1 tok/s and fits up to 457k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~2.3-2.8 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 457k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.