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Can the Huawei Ascend 950DT run OPT-30B?

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

OPT-30B on the Huawei Ascend 950DT

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 271k 43.3-52.7 t/s ~0.4-0.5 (slow)
Q8 yes 385k 86.7-105.3 t/s ~0.9-1.1 (slow)
Q4 yes 436k 154.8-188.1 t/s ~1.5-1.9 (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 OPT-30B?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~154.8-188.1 tok/s and fits up to 436k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~1.5-1.9 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 436k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.