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Can the NVIDIA B200 run TAPE Transformer?
Yes — here's how fast and up to what context, with real measured numbers.
TAPE Transformer on the NVIDIA B200
| Quant | Fits? | Max context | Speed | Beyond context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP16 | yes | 2671k | 76842.1-91578.9 t/s | ~384.2-457.9 (slow) |
| Q8 | yes | 2672k | 153684.2-183157.9 t/s | ~768.4-915.8 (slow) |
| Q4 | yes | 2672k | 274436.1-327067.7 t/s | ~1372.2-1635.3 (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 TAPE Transformer?▶
Yes. At Q4 it generates ~274436.1-327067.7 tok/s and fits up to 2672k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~1372.2-1635.3 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.