Can I Run Llama 3.1 Family on Intel Arc B580?

Autor: Jakub Rusinowski · Ostatnia aktualizacja: 23 lipca 2024

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~5.5 GB of headroom running Llama 3.1 8B Instruct at Q4_K_M (6.5 GB, ~70 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 32K context.

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Intel Arc B580 Specs

VRAM12 GB
Memory Bandwidth456 GB/s

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct on the Intel Arc B580: VRAM by quantization

QuantVRAM neededFits 12 GB?Max context
F1617.3 GB✗ No
Q8_09.8 GB✓ Yes16K
Q6_K7.9 GB✓ Yes32K
Q5_K_M7 GB✓ Yes32K
Q4_K_M6.2 GB✓ Yes32K
Q3_K_M4.7 GB✓ Yes32K
Q2_K4 GB✓ Yes32K

VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 12 GB. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.

Llama 3.1 Family Sizes That Fit the Intel Arc B580

Llama 3.1 8B InstructQ4_K_M · 6.5 GB · ~70 tok/s (est.)
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~$249
Intel Arc B580 · MSRP
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from $0.34/hr
RTX 4090 (24 GB) class

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FAQ

Can I run Llama 3.1 Family on the Intel Arc B580?

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~5.5 GB of headroom running Llama 3.1 8B Instruct at Q4_K_M (6.5 GB, ~70 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 32K context.

What's the best Llama 3.1 Family size for the Intel Arc B580?

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct at Q4_K_M quantization (6.5 GB), estimated ~70 tokens/sec, up to 32K context.

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