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Can the Intel Arc Pro B50 run DistilBERT?

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

DistilBERT on the Intel Arc Pro B50

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 200k 984.2-1221.8 t/s ~175.8-218.2 (slow)
Q8 yes 201k 1968.5-2443.6 t/s ~351.5-436.4 (slow)
Q4 yes 201k 3515.2-4363.6 t/s ~627.7-779.2 (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 Pro B50 run DistilBERT?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~3515.2-4363.6 tok/s and fits up to 201k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~627.7-779.2 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 201k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.