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Can the Huawei Ascend 950DT run Tri-21B?

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

Tri-21B on the Huawei Ascend 950DT

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 341k 62.7-76.2 t/s ~0.6-0.8 (slow)
Q8 yes 421k 125.4-152.4 t/s ~1.3-1.5 (slow)
Q4 yes 455k 224-272.2 t/s ~2.2-2.7 (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 Tri-21B?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~224-272.2 tok/s and fits up to 455k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~2.2-2.7 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 455k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.