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Can the NVIDIA DGX Spark run bge-reranker-large?

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

bge-reranker-large on the NVIDIA DGX Spark

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 1718k 177.9-212.1 t/s ~6.5-7.8 (slow)
Q8 yes 1726k 355.9-424.1 t/s ~13-15.5 (slow)
Q4 yes 1730k 635.5-757.4 t/s ~23.3-27.7 (slow)

Estimate (memory-bound). Beyond "max context" the KV cache spills to SSD swap and speed drops to the "beyond" figure.

FAQ

Can the NVIDIA DGX Spark run bge-reranker-large?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~635.5-757.4 tok/s and fits up to 1730k context; beyond that it spills to SSD swap and slows to ~23.3-27.7 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 1730k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to SSD swap and throughput collapses.