Question 1

Can the Intel Arc A770 16GB run DEEPSEEK-R1 distill 32B?

Accepted Answer

DEEPSEEK-R1 distill 32B needs about 21GB working set (weights 20GB + KV cache 1GB at 4k context). The Intel Arc A770 16GB offers ~16GB usable — verdict: no. 21.0 GB vs 16 GB usable — does not fit

Question 2

How fast is DEEPSEEK-R1 distill 32B on the Intel Arc A770 16GB?

Accepted Answer

~5.6–14 tok/s on the Intel Arc A770 16GB. computed roofline: 560 GB/s × 0.20–0.50 efficiency window / 20.0GB (Q4_K_M) — bands, never points.

Question 3

What should I run DEEPSEEK-R1 distill 32B on instead?

Accepted Answer

Tesla V100 32GB (used) runs it fully ($700).

Can the Intel Arc A770 16GB run DEEPSEEK-R1 distill 32B?

Run DEEPSEEK-R1 distill 32B on instead