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Can the Huawei Ascend 950DT run OpenChat-13b?

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

OpenChat-13b on the Huawei Ascend 950DT

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 641k 100-121.5 t/s ~1-1.2 (slow)
Q8 yes 720k 200-243.1 t/s ~2-2.4 (slow)
Q4 yes 755k 357.1-434.1 t/s ~3.6-4.3 (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 OpenChat-13b?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~357.1-434.1 tok/s and fits up to 755k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~3.6-4.3 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 755k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.