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Can the Intel Arc Pro B50 run Transformer-XL (257M)?

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

Transformer-XL (257M) on the Intel Arc Pro B50

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 194k 252.8-313.8 t/s ~45.1-56 (slow)
Q8 yes 198k 505.5-627.5 t/s ~90.3-112.1 (slow)
Q4 yes 200k 902.7-1120.6 t/s ~161.2-200.1 (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 Transformer-XL (257M)?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~902.7-1120.6 tok/s and fits up to 200k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~161.2-200.1 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 200k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.