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Can the Intel Arc B580 12GB run Stable LM 2 12B?

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

Stable LM 2 12B on the Intel Arc B580 12GB

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 no โ€” โ€” โ€”
Q8 no โ€” โ€” โ€”
Q4 yes 17k 38.9-48.3 t/s ~3.4-4.2 (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 Stable LM 2 12B?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~38.9-48.3 tok/s and fits up to 17k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~3.4-4.2 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 17k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.