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Can the Instinct MI430X run Skywork-13B?

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

Skywork-13B on the Instinct MI430X

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 2258k 564.6-690 t/s ~1-1.2 (slow)
Q8 yes 2337k 1129.2-1380.1 t/s ~1.9-2.4 (slow)
Q4 yes 2372k 2016.3-2464.4 t/s ~3.5-4.2 (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 Skywork-13B?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~2016.3-2464.4 tok/s and fits up to 2372k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~3.5-4.2 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 2372k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.