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Can the NVIDIA DGX Spark run Pixtral Large?

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

Pixtral Large on the NVIDIA DGX Spark

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 no โ€” โ€” โ€”
Q8 no โ€” โ€” โ€”
Q4 yes 135k 2.9-3.4 t/s ~0.1-0.1 (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 Pixtral Large?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~2.9-3.4 tok/s and fits up to 135k context; beyond that it spills to SSD swap and slows to ~0.1-0.1 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 135k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to SSD swap and throughput collapses.