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Can the Instinct MI440X run LFM2.5-8B-A1B?

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

LFM2.5-8B-A1B on the Instinct MI440X

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 2899k 771.8-943.3 t/s ~1.6-1.9 (slow)
Q8 yes 2960k 1543.5-1886.5 t/s ~3.2-3.9 (slow)
Q4 yes 2987k 2756.3-3368.8 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 MI440X run LFM2.5-8B-A1B?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~2756.3-3368.8 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.