// RUN โ€” FITS

Can the Instinct MI430X run Qwen3-4B?

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

Qwen3-4B on the Instinct MI430X

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 5919k 1834.9-2242.6 t/s ~3.2-3.9 (slow)
Q8 yes 5981k 3669.8-4485.3 t/s ~6.3-7.7 (slow)
Q4 yes 6007k 6553.1-8009.4 t/s ~11.3-13.8 (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 Qwen3-4B?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~6553.1-8009.4 tok/s and fits up to 6007k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~11.3-13.8 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 6007k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.