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Can the Jetson Thor T3000 run Granite 3.1 8B?

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

Granite 3.1 8B on the Jetson Thor T3000

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 85k 12.3-14.7 t/s ~0.5-0.5 (slow)
Q8 yes 146k 24.6-29.3 t/s ~0.9-1.1 (slow)
Q4 yes 174k 43.9-52.4 t/s ~1.6-1.9 (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 Granite 3.1 8B?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~43.9-52.4 tok/s and fits up to 174k context; beyond that it spills to SSD swap and slows to ~1.6-1.9 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 174k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to SSD swap and throughput collapses.