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

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

Minerva 7B on the Intel Arc B580 12GB

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 no โ€” โ€” โ€”
Q8 yes 16k 35.7-44.4 t/s ~3.1-3.9 (slow)
Q4 yes 41k 63.8-79.2 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 Intel Arc B580 12GB run Minerva 7B?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~63.8-79.2 tok/s and fits up to 41k 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 41k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.