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Can the Instinct MI430X run Gemma 7B?

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

Gemma 7B on the Instinct MI430X

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 2891k 859.6-1050.6 t/s ~1.5-1.8 (slow)
Q8 yes 2956k 1719.2-2101.3 t/s ~3-3.6 (slow)
Q4 yes 2984k 3070.1-3752.3 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 Instinct MI430X run Gemma 7B?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~3070.1-3752.3 tok/s and fits up to 2984k 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 2984k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.