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Can the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super run Pythia-160m?

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

Pythia-160m on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 141k 1149.8-1370.3 t/s ~91.3-108.8 (slow)
Q8 yes 143k 2299.5-2740.5 t/s ~182.5-217.5 (slow)
Q4 yes 144k 4106.3-4893.8 t/s ~325.9-388.4 (slow)

Estimate (memory-bound). Beyond "max context" the KV cache spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and speed drops to the "beyond" figure.

FAQ

Can the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super run Pythia-160m?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~4106.3-4893.8 tok/s and fits up to 144k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~325.9-388.4 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 144k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.