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Can the Huawei Ascend 950DT run Qwen2.5-14B?

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

Qwen2.5-14B on the Huawei Ascend 950DT

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 620k 88.4-107.5 t/s ~0.9-1.1 (slow)
Q8 yes 710k 176.9-215 t/s ~1.8-2.1 (slow)
Q4 yes 749k 315.8-383.9 t/s ~3.2-3.8 (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 Qwen2.5-14B?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~315.8-383.9 tok/s and fits up to 749k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~3.2-3.8 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 749k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.