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Can the Intel Arc Pro B50 run Yi-1.5-9B?

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

Yi-1.5-9B on the Intel Arc Pro B50

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 no โ€” โ€” โ€”
Q8 yes 33k 14.7-18.3 t/s ~2.6-3.3 (slow)
Q4 yes 63k 26.3-32.6 t/s ~4.7-5.8 (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 Yi-1.5-9B?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~26.3-32.6 tok/s and fits up to 63k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~4.7-5.8 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 63k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.