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Can the Huawei Ascend 950DT run Refact-1.6B?

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

Refact-1.6B on the Huawei Ascend 950DT

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 1950k 812.5-987.5 t/s ~8.1-9.9 (slow)
Q8 yes 1974k 1625-1975 t/s ~16.3-19.8 (slow)
Q4 yes 1985k 2901.8-3526.8 t/s ~29-35.3 (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 Refact-1.6B?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~2901.8-3526.8 tok/s and fits up to 1985k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~29-35.3 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 1985k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.