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Can the Intel Arc B580 12GB run StarCoder 2 15B?

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

StarCoder 2 15B on the Intel Arc B580 12GB

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 no โ€” โ€” โ€”
Q8 no โ€” โ€” โ€”
Q4 yes 4k 31.5-39.1 t/s ~2.8-3.4 (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 StarCoder 2 15B?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~31.5-39.1 tok/s and fits up to 4k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~2.8-3.4 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 4k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.