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Can the Intel Arc B580 12GB run Gemma 7B?

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

Gemma 7B on the Intel Arc B580 12GB

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 no โ€” โ€” โ€”
Q8 yes 8k 31-38.5 t/s ~2.7-3.4 (slow)
Q4 yes 36k 55.3-68.7 t/s ~4.9-6 (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 Gemma 7B?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~55.3-68.7 tok/s and fits up to 36k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~4.9-6 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 36k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.