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Can the NVIDIA DGX Spark run Gemma 1.1 7B Instruct?

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

Gemma 1.1 7B Instruct on the NVIDIA DGX Spark

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 737k 11.7-13.9 t/s ~0.4-0.5 (slow)
Q8 yes 802k 23.3-27.8 t/s ~0.9-1 (slow)
Q4 yes 831k 41.7-49.7 t/s ~1.5-1.8 (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 Gemma 1.1 7B Instruct?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~41.7-49.7 tok/s and fits up to 831k context; beyond that it spills to SSD swap and slows to ~1.5-1.8 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 831k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to SSD swap and throughput collapses.