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Can the Intel Arc B580 12GB run bge-reranker-large?

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

bge-reranker-large on the Intel Arc B580 12GB

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 128k 236.1-293.1 t/s ~20.7-25.7 (slow)
Q8 yes 137k 472.3-586.3 t/s ~41.4-51.4 (slow)
Q4 yes 141k 843.4-1046.9 t/s ~74-91.8 (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 Intel Arc B580 12GB run bge-reranker-large?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~843.4-1046.9 tok/s and fits up to 141k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~74-91.8 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 141k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.