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Can the Huawei Ascend 950DT run nekomata-14b?

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

nekomata-14b on the Huawei Ascend 950DT

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 626k 91.5-111.3 t/s ~0.9-1.1 (slow)
Q8 yes 713k 183.1-222.5 t/s ~1.8-2.2 (slow)
Q4 yes 751k 327-397.4 t/s ~3.3-4 (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 nekomata-14b?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~327-397.4 tok/s and fits up to 751k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~3.3-4 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 751k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.