// RUN โ€” FITS

Can the Instinct MI430X run Granite 3.0 8B?

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

Granite 3.0 8B on the Instinct MI430X

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 2897k 906.1-1107.5 t/s ~1.6-1.9 (slow)
Q8 yes 2959k 1812.2-2214.9 t/s ~3.1-3.8 (slow)
Q4 yes 2986k 3236.1-3955.2 t/s ~5.6-6.8 (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 Granite 3.0 8B?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~3236.1-3955.2 tok/s and fits up to 2986k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~5.6-6.8 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 2986k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.