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Can the Instinct MI440X run Kimi Linear?

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

Kimi Linear on the Instinct MI440X

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 915k 128.6-157.2 t/s ~0.3-0.3 (slow)
Q8 yes 1062k 257.3-314.4 t/s ~0.5-0.6 (slow)
Q4 yes 1126k 459.4-561.5 t/s ~0.9-1.1 (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 MI440X run Kimi Linear?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~459.4-561.5 tok/s and fits up to 1126k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~0.9-1.1 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 1126k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.