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Can the Huawei Ascend 950DT run Mistral Small v24.09?

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

Mistral Small v24.09 on the Huawei Ascend 950DT

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 332k 59.1-71.8 t/s ~0.6-0.7 (slow)
Q8 yes 416k 118.2-143.6 t/s ~1.2-1.4 (slow)
Q4 yes 453k 211-256.5 t/s ~2.1-2.6 (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 Mistral Small v24.09?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~211-256.5 tok/s and fits up to 453k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~2.1-2.6 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 453k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.