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Can the Instinct MI430X run BLOOMZ-176B?

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

BLOOMZ-176B on the Instinct MI430X

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 84k 41.7-51 t/s ~0.1-0.1 (slow)
Q8 yes 420k 83.4-101.9 t/s ~0.1-0.2 (slow)
Q4 yes 567k 148.9-182 t/s ~0.3-0.3 (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 Instinct MI430X run BLOOMZ-176B?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~148.9-182 tok/s and fits up to 567k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~0.3-0.3 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 567k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.