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Can the NVIDIA B200 run Pythia-70m?
Yes — here's how fast and up to what context, with real measured numbers.
Pythia-70m on the NVIDIA B200
| Quant | Fits? | Max context | Speed | Beyond context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP16 | yes | 2670k | 41714.3-49714.3 t/s | ~208.6-248.6 (slow) |
| Q8 | yes | 2671k | 83428.6-99428.6 t/s | ~417.1-497.1 (slow) |
| Q4 | yes | 2672k | 148979.6-177551 t/s | ~744.9-887.8 (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 Pythia-70m?▶
Yes. At Q4 it generates ~148979.6-177551 tok/s and fits up to 2672k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~744.9-887.8 tok/s.
How much context fits?▶
At Q4, up to about 2672k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.