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Can the NVIDIA DGX Spark run Minerva 1B?

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

Minerva 1B on the NVIDIA DGX Spark

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 1704k 99.6-118.8 t/s ~3.7-4.4 (slow)
Q8 yes 1720k 199.3-237.5 t/s ~7.3-8.7 (slow)
Q4 yes 1726k 355.9-424.1 t/s ~13-15.5 (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 Minerva 1B?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~355.9-424.1 tok/s and fits up to 1726k context; beyond that it spills to SSD swap and slows to ~13-15.5 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 1726k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to SSD swap and throughput collapses.