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Can the Intel Arc Pro B50 run Apriel Nemotron 15B?

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

Apriel Nemotron 15B on the Intel Arc Pro B50

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 no โ€” โ€” โ€”
Q8 no โ€” โ€” โ€”
Q4 yes 18k 15.5-19.2 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 Pro B50 run Apriel Nemotron 15B?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~15.5-19.2 tok/s and fits up to 18k 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 18k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.