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Can the Instinct MI430X run Llama 3.1-8B?

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

Llama 3.1-8B on the Instinct MI430X

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 2899k 917.4-1121.3 t/s ~1.6-1.9 (slow)
Q8 yes 2960k 1834.9-2242.6 t/s ~3.2-3.9 (slow)
Q4 yes 2987k 3276.6-4004.7 t/s ~5.6-6.9 (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 Llama 3.1-8B?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~3276.6-4004.7 tok/s and fits up to 2987k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~5.6-6.9 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 2987k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.