Can I run R1 Distill Llama 70B on L40S?

Q: Can I run R1 Distill Llama 70B on L40S?

Partially. R1 Distill Llama 70B needs CPU offload on L40S (48 GB) — expect reduced speed. It is a close call, computed from an estimated file size, so a 10% error either way would change the answer.

Probably partially, with CPU offload.best quant:

This one is close. The answer rests on a file size we calculated from the parameter count rather than measured. A 10% error in that size changes the verdict, so treat it as a maybe and test before you buy.

44.5 GB of weights, plus 3.2 GB for the software that runs it and the smallest conversation it can hold, comes to 47.7 GB against the 46.8 GB this 48 GB device leaves free.

Decode speed

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Usable context

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Memory

48 GB

Spills to system RAMest

Spills to system RAM

Too large

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Plan B — rent it

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