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Can the Intel Arc B580 12GB run Pythia-410m?

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

Pythia-410m on the Intel Arc B580 12GB

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 133k 322.5-400.4 t/s ~28.3-35.1 (slow)
Q8 yes 139k 645.1-800.8 t/s ~56.6-70.2 (slow)
Q4 yes 142k 1151.9-1430 t/s ~101-125.4 (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 Pythia-410m?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~1151.9-1430 tok/s and fits up to 142k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~101-125.4 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.