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Can the Jetson Thor T2000 run Qwen2-0.5B?

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

Qwen2-0.5B on the Jetson Thor T2000

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 182k 100-119.2 t/s ~7.3-8.7 (slow)
Q8 yes 189k 200-238.4 t/s ~14.6-17.4 (slow)
Q4 yes 193k 357.2-425.7 t/s ~26.1-31.1 (slow)

Estimate (memory-bound). Beyond "max context" the KV cache spills to SSD swap and speed drops to the "beyond" figure.

FAQ

Can the Jetson Thor T2000 run Qwen2-0.5B?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~357.2-425.7 tok/s and fits up to 193k context; beyond that it spills to SSD swap and slows to ~26.1-31.1 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 193k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to SSD swap and throughput collapses.