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Can the Intel Arc B580 12GB run CLIP (ViT L/14@336px)?

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

CLIP (ViT L/14@336px) on the Intel Arc B580 12GB

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 134k 357.4-443.7 t/s ~31.4-38.9 (slow)
Q8 yes 140k 714.8-887.4 t/s ~62.7-77.8 (slow)
Q4 yes 142k 1276.4-1584.6 t/s ~112-139 (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 CLIP (ViT L/14@336px)?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~1276.4-1584.6 tok/s and fits up to 142k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~112-139 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 142k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.