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Can the NVIDIA A100 SXM4 80GB run PLATO-XL?

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

PLATO-XL on the NVIDIA A100 SXM4 80GB

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 306k 67.7-80.6 t/s ~1.3-1.6 (slow)
Q8 yes 373k 135.3-161.3 t/s ~2.7-3.2 (slow)
Q4 yes 402k 241.6-288 t/s ~4.7-5.6 (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 NVIDIA A100 SXM4 80GB run PLATO-XL?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~241.6-288 tok/s and fits up to 402k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~4.7-5.6 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 402k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.