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Can the Intel Arc A770 16GB run Minitron 8B?

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

Minitron 8B on the Intel Arc A770 16GB

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 no โ€” โ€” โ€”
Q8 yes 38k 39.1-48.6 t/s ~2.8-3.5 (slow)
Q4 yes 65k 69.9-86.7 t/s ~5-6.2 (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 Intel Arc A770 16GB run Minitron 8B?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~69.9-86.7 tok/s and fits up to 65k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~5-6.2 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 65k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.