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Can the Huawei Ascend 950DT run Sailor-7B-Chat?

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

Sailor-7B-Chat on the Huawei Ascend 950DT

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 882k 168.4-204.7 t/s ~1.7-2 (slow)
Q8 yes 940k 336.8-409.3 t/s ~3.4-4.1 (slow)
Q4 yes 966k 601.4-730.9 t/s ~6-7.3 (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 Sailor-7B-Chat?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~601.4-730.9 tok/s and fits up to 966k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~6-7.3 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 966k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.