Intel Arc B570 meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Alibaba-NLP/gte-Qwen2-1.5B-instruct. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
Intel Arc B570 can run Alibaba-NLP/gte-Qwen2-1.5B-instruct with Q4 quantization. At approximately 58 tokens/second, you can expect Good speed - acceptable for interactive use.
You have 7GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 3GB | 10GB | 57.58 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 5GB | 10GB | 47.48 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 11GB | 10GB | 23.52 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |