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Can the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 run SambaLingo-Thai-Chat (7B)?

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

SambaLingo-Thai-Chat (7B) on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 107k 94.1-112.2 t/s ~2.1-2.5 (slow)
Q8 yes 160k 188.2-224.3 t/s ~4.2-5 (slow)
Q4 yes 183k 336.1-400.6 t/s ~7.5-8.9 (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 5090 run SambaLingo-Thai-Chat (7B)?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~336.1-400.6 tok/s and fits up to 183k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~7.5-8.9 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 183k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.