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Can the Instinct MI430X run Pythia-6.9b?

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

Pythia-6.9b on the Instinct MI430X

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 2915k 1063.7-1300.1 t/s ~1.8-2.2 (slow)
Q8 yes 2968k 2127.4-2600.1 t/s ~3.7-4.5 (slow)
Q4 yes 2991k 3798.9-4643.1 t/s ~6.5-8 (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 Pythia-6.9b?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~3798.9-4643.1 tok/s and fits up to 2991k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~6.5-8 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 2991k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.