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Can the Huawei Ascend 950DT run QwQ-32B?

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

QwQ-32B on the Huawei Ascend 950DT

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 252k 40-48.6 t/s ~0.4-0.5 (slow)
Q8 yes 376k 80-97.2 t/s ~0.8-1 (slow)
Q4 yes 430k 142.9-173.6 t/s ~1.4-1.7 (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 QwQ-32B?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~142.9-173.6 tok/s and fits up to 430k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~1.4-1.7 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 430k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.