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Can the NVIDIA H200 run DistilBERT?
Yes — here's how fast and up to what context, with real measured numbers.
DistilBERT on the NVIDIA H200
| Quant | Fits? | Max context | Speed | Beyond context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP16 | yes | 1954k | 26545.5-31636.4 t/s | ~221.2-263.6 (slow) |
| Q8 | yes | 1955k | 53090.9-63272.7 t/s | ~442.4-527.3 (slow) |
| Q4 | yes | 1956k | 94805.2-112987 t/s | ~790-941.6 (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 H200 run DistilBERT?▶
Yes. At Q4 it generates ~94805.2-112987 tok/s and fits up to 1956k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~790-941.6 tok/s.
How much context fits?▶
At Q4, up to about 1956k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.