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Can the NVIDIA B200 run Gemma 2B?

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

Gemma 2B on the NVIDIA B200

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 2596k 1165-1388.4 t/s ~5.8-6.9 (slow)
Q8 yes 2634k 2330-2776.9 t/s ~11.7-13.9 (slow)
Q4 yes 2651k 4160.7-4958.7 t/s ~20.8-24.8 (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 NVIDIA B200 run Gemma 2B?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~4160.7-4958.7 tok/s and fits up to 2651k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~20.8-24.8 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 2651k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.