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Can the Huawei Ascend 950DT run Ovis1.6-Gemma2-9B?

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

Ovis1.6-Gemma2-9B on the Huawei Ascend 950DT

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 675k 127.5-154.9 t/s ~1.3-1.5 (slow)
Q8 yes 737k 254.9-309.8 t/s ~2.5-3.1 (slow)
Q4 yes 765k 455.2-553.2 t/s ~4.6-5.5 (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 Ovis1.6-Gemma2-9B?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~455.2-553.2 tok/s and fits up to 765k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~4.6-5.5 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 765k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.