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Can the NVIDIA B200 run Stable LM 2 12B?

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

Stable LM 2 12B on the NVIDIA B200

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 921k 240.5-286.6 t/s ~1.2-1.4 (slow)
Q8 yes 995k 480.9-573.1 t/s ~2.4-2.9 (slow)
Q4 yes 1027k 858.8-1023.5 t/s ~4.3-5.1 (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 Stable LM 2 12B?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~858.8-1023.5 tok/s and fits up to 1027k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~4.3-5.1 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 1027k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.