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Can the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 run StableLM-2-1.6B?

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

StableLM-2-1.6B on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 376k 397.8-474 t/s ~8.9-10.6 (slow)
Q8 yes 401k 795.5-948.1 t/s ~17.8-21.2 (slow)
Q4 yes 412k 1420.6-1693 t/s ~31.7-37.8 (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 StableLM-2-1.6B?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~1420.6-1693 tok/s and fits up to 412k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~31.7-37.8 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 412k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.