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// RUN — FITS
Can the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 run DistilBERT?
Yes — here's how fast and up to what context, with real measured numbers.
DistilBERT on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050
| Quant | Fits? | Max context | Speed | Beyond context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP16 | yes | 74k | 619.4-738.2 t/s | ~55.3-65.9 (slow) |
| Q8 | yes | 75k | 1238.8-1476.4 t/s | ~110.6-131.8 (slow) |
| Q4 | yes | 76k | 2212.1-2636.4 t/s | ~197.5-235.4 (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 GeForce RTX 2050 run DistilBERT?▶
Yes. At Q4 it generates ~2212.1-2636.4 tok/s and fits up to 76k context; beyond that it spills to SSD swap and slows to ~197.5-235.4 tok/s.
How much context fits?▶
At Q4, up to about 76k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to SSD swap and throughput collapses.