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Can the Huawei Ascend 950DT run T5Gemma (Gemma 9B-9B)?

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

T5Gemma (Gemma 9B-9B) on the Huawei Ascend 950DT

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 372k 77.8-94.6 t/s ~0.8-0.9 (slow)
Q8 yes 436k 155.7-189.2 t/s ~1.6-1.9 (slow)
Q4 yes 464k 278-337.9 t/s ~2.8-3.4 (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 T5Gemma (Gemma 9B-9B)?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~278-337.9 tok/s and fits up to 464k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~2.8-3.4 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 464k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.