Question 1

Can the Adreno X1-45 (Snapdragon X Plus) run DEEPSEEK-R1 distill 8B?

Accepted Answer

DEEPSEEK-R1 distill 8B needs about 5.4GB working set (weights 4.9GB + KV cache 0.5GB at 4k context). The Adreno X1-45 (Snapdragon X Plus) offers ~13.5GB usable — verdict: full. 5.4 GB needed of 13.5 GB usable — headroom for context

Question 2

How fast is DEEPSEEK-R1 distill 8B on the Adreno X1-45 (Snapdragon X Plus)?

Accepted Answer

~6.9–22 tok/s on the Adreno X1-45 (Snapdragon X Plus). computed roofline: 135.2 GB/s × 0.25–0.80 efficiency window / 4.9GB (Q4_K_M) — bands, never points.

Question 3

What should I run DEEPSEEK-R1 distill 8B on instead?

Accepted Answer

Tesla P100 (16GB, used) runs it fully ($135).

Can the Adreno X1-45 (Snapdragon X Plus) run DEEPSEEK-R1 distill 8B?

Run DEEPSEEK-R1 distill 8B on instead