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Can the Huawei Ascend 950DT run OpenELM-3B?

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

OpenELM-3B on the Huawei Ascend 950DT

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 1906k 427.6-519.7 t/s ~4.3-5.2 (slow)
Q8 yes 1952k 855.3-1039.5 t/s ~8.6-10.4 (slow)
Q4 yes 1973k 1527.3-1856.2 t/s ~15.3-18.6 (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 OpenELM-3B?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~1527.3-1856.2 tok/s and fits up to 1973k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~15.3-18.6 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 1973k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.