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Can the Huawei Ascend 950DT run Yi-1.5-9B?

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

Yi-1.5-9B on the Huawei Ascend 950DT

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 865k 147.2-178.9 t/s ~1.5-1.8 (slow)
Q8 yes 932k 294.5-357.9 t/s ~2.9-3.6 (slow)
Q4 yes 962k 525.8-639.1 t/s ~5.3-6.4 (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 Yi-1.5-9B?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~525.8-639.1 tok/s and fits up to 962k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~5.3-6.4 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 962k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.