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Can the Instinct MI430X run Aquila2 34B?

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

Aquila2 34B on the Instinct MI430X

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 1251k 215.9-263.8 t/s ~0.4-0.5 (slow)
Q8 yes 1381k 431.7-527.7 t/s ~0.7-0.9 (slow)
Q4 yes 1438k 771-942.3 t/s ~1.3-1.6 (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 Instinct MI430X run Aquila2 34B?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~771-942.3 tok/s and fits up to 1438k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~1.3-1.6 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 1438k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.