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Can the Jetson Thor T3000 run CogVLM-17B?

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

CogVLM-17B on the Jetson Thor T3000

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 no โ€” โ€” โ€”
Q8 yes 39k 11.7-14 t/s ~0.4-0.5 (slow)
Q4 yes 68k 20.9-24.9 t/s ~0.8-0.9 (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 T3000 run CogVLM-17B?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~20.9-24.9 tok/s and fits up to 68k context; beyond that it spills to SSD swap and slows to ~0.8-0.9 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 68k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to SSD swap and throughput collapses.