Wu Dao Aquila-7B TPS calculator

Open weights Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence / BAAI 7B parameters June 2023

Each card below is assessed against this model at the context length and minimum quality you choose. Speed is an estimate for a single request, calculated from the card's memory bandwidth and the size of the model once compressed.

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589 cards that can run it

818 cards we hold specifications for

Smallest card that fits

Tesla K20c

5 GB · Q3_K_M · 28.9 tok/s

Fastest card

B200

484 tok/s · 180 GB

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Context length tokens

A longer conversation needs more memory, which can push this model off smaller cards.

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589 cards match

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					Needs	Quantisation	Fit
484 tok/s 290–774 · low confidence	B200 NVIDIA	180 GB	8,000 GB/s	Jan 2024	8.2 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
484 tok/s 290–774 · low confidence	B300 NVIDIA	288 GB	8,000 GB/s	Sep 2025	8.2 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
387 tok/s 232–618 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI350X AMD	288 GB	8,190 GB/s	Jan 2025	8.2 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
387 tok/s 232–618 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI355X AMD	288 GB	8,190 GB/s	Jan 2025	8.2 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
309 tok/s 185–495 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI300 AMD	128 GB	6,550 GB/s	Jan 2023	8.2 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
296 tok/s 178–473 · low confidence	H200 NVL NVIDIA	141 GB	4,890 GB/s	Nov 2024	8.2 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
296 tok/s 178–473 · low confidence	H200 SXM 141 GB NVIDIA	141 GB	4,890 GB/s	Nov 2024	8.2 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
283 tok/s 170–453 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI325X AMD	256 GB	6,000 GB/s	Oct 2024	8.2 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
251 tok/s 151–402 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI300A AMD	128 GB	5,325 GB/s	Dec 2023	8.2 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
251 tok/s 151–402 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI300X AMD	192 GB	5,325 GB/s	Dec 2023	8.2 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
251 tok/s 151–402 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI308X AMD	192 GB	5,325 GB/s	Dec 2023	8.2 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
238 tok/s 143–381 · low confidence	H100 NVL 94 GB NVIDIA	94 GB	3,940 GB/s	Mar 2023	8.2 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
203 tok/s 122–325 · low confidence	H100 PCIe 96 GB NVIDIA	96 GB	3,360 GB/s	Mar 2023	8.2 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
203 tok/s 122–325 · low confidence	H100 SXM5 80 GB NVIDIA	80 GB	3,360 GB/s	Oct 2022	8.2 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
203 tok/s 122–325 · low confidence	H100 SXM5 94 GB NVIDIA	94 GB	3,360 GB/s	Mar 2023	8.2 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
203 tok/s 122–325 · low confidence	H100 SXM5 96 GB NVIDIA	96 GB	3,360 GB/s	Mar 2023	8.2 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
203 tok/s 122–325 · low confidence	H800 SXM5 NVIDIA	80 GB	3,360 GB/s	Mar 2023	8.2 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
155 tok/s 93–248 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI250 AMD	128 GB	3,280 GB/s	Nov 2021	8.2 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
155 tok/s 93–248 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI250X AMD	128 GB	3,280 GB/s	Nov 2021	8.2 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
131 tok/s 79–210 · low confidence	CMP 170HX 8 GB NVIDIA	8 GB	1,490 GB/s	Sep 2021	6.6 GB	Q6_K	Tight
129 tok/s 77–206 · low confidence	Data Center GPU Max 1550 Intel	128 GB	3,280 GB/s	Jan 2023	8.2 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
126 tok/s 76–202 · low confidence	Data Center GPU Max Subsystem Intel	128 GB	3,210 GB/s	Jan 2023	8.2 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
123 tok/s 74–197 · low confidence	A100 SXM4 80 GB NVIDIA	80 GB	2,040 GB/s	Nov 2020	8.2 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
123 tok/s 74–197 · low confidence	A100X NVIDIA	80 GB	2,040 GB/s	Jun 2021	8.2 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
123 tok/s 74–197 · low confidence	A800 SXM4 80 GB NVIDIA	80 GB	2,040 GB/s	Aug 2022	8.2 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable

Speeds are estimates for a single request — one conversation at a time — calculated from memory bandwidth, model size and quantisation. Real throughput varies with the inference runtime and its version. Figures published by hardware vendors measure many simultaneous requests and are much higher.

On record

Full specification

Everything on record for this model. Most of it describes how it was trained rather than how it runs — useful context for judging how much work went into it, and how it compares with models built at a different scale.

Origin

Who built this model, where, and when it was published.

Organisation: Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence / BAAI
Organisation type: Academia
Country: China
Published: 10 June 2023

What it does

The problem areas the model was built for. A model can carry several of each.

Domain: Language
Task: Chat, Code generation

Size

How large the model is and how much data it was trained on. Parameters are the figure that decides whether it fits on a given graphics card.

Parameters: 7B
Training data: tokens

The training run

What it physically took to train: which chips, how many, for how long, and what that drew from the wall.

Training hardware: NVIDIA A100

Availability

Whether you can obtain the model and run it on your own hardware, which is what decides if any of the graphics-card figures on this page apply.

Weights: Open — downloadable
Model access: Open weights (restricted use)
Training code: Open source
Hugging Face: BAAI

How it is classified

Labels the source dataset applies when tracking notable models, and how confident it is in the entry.

Likely above 10²³ FLOP: Yes
Record confidence: Confident

Sources

Where this record came from and when it was last checked.

Last updated: 28 November 2025

The extremes

The ten fastest GPUs that run Wu Dao Aquila-7B

Ranked by estimated tokens per second, newest card first where speeds tie. Because generation is bound by memory bandwidth, this ordering follows bandwidth rather than any gaming benchmark.

The smallest GPUs that still run Wu Dao Aquila-7B

The cheapest route in, by memory capacity. A tight fit runs the model but leaves nothing spare for a longer conversation.

What the numbers mean

The hardware side

Minimum card

Tesla K20c

Memory needed

4.1 GB

Fastest

484 tok/s

Wu Dao Aquila-7B reaches a parameter count of 7B. That is small enough that hardware is rarely the obstacle, including on cards several years old. The number of cards we track that can run it: 589.

At the low end it is handled by Tesla K20c, with a memory capacity of 5 GB, running it at a compression of Q3_K_M and producing around 28.9 tokens per second.

The quickest result comes from B200, generating roughly 484 tokens per second on the strength of a memory bandwidth of 8,000 GB/s.

What this model is

Wu Dao Aquila-7B was published by Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence / BAAI, in the country recorded as China, during June 2023. The category the publisher falls under is academia.

It works in the domain of Language, and is recorded as performing the task of chat, Code generation.

The weights being open is what puts this page in the calculator rather than only in the catalogue: it is a model you can actually hold. On Hugging Face it is published under the organisation BAAI.

What decides the speed

The median result is around 26.1 tokens per second. Clearing the ten tokens per second that roughly matches reading speed: 559 of them.

Every weight participates in every token here, so bandwidth is the whole story: the ranking below is effectively a ranking of memory throughput.

Memory here is estimated from size rather than computed from the architecture, which is not recorded for this model — the numbers are indicative rather than exact.

Step by step

How to choose a GPU for Wu Dao Aquila-7B

The table above has already assessed every card we hold specifications for against this model. Getting to your answer takes six steps.

01

Read the memory figure first

The table lists every card able to hold Wu Dao Aquila-7B, needing around 4.1 GB at a compression of Q3_K_M. That figure, not the headline performance of a card, is what decides whether it runs.
02

Set the context length you will work at

The conversation occupies memory too, and grows as it goes. Set the slider to the length you expect, because at long context a card that handles short questions easily can be dropped by Wu Dao Aquila-7B.
03

Choose how far you will compress it

The quantisation column varies by card, because a bigger card holds a more accurate copy, reaching a compression of Q3_K_M on the smallest card that fits. Setting a minimum quality drops the cards that only manage it by squeezing further than you would want, and holds the comparison at one level.
04

Sort by speed

Ranking by tokens per second follows memory bandwidth rather than core counts, for Wu Dao Aquila-7B. It will not match a gaming ordering, because generation is bound by memory bandwidth. The card topping the list is B200, at 484 tok/s.
05

Check the fit verdict before buying

Tight means it loads and works with no room to raise the context later, in the case of Wu Dao Aquila-7B. Comfortable means you can grow the context later. That difference matters more than a few tokens per second, so buy for comfortable if you expect to.
06

See what else that card runs

Each card page repeats this sweep for every model we hold, answering what else the hardware is good for beyond Wu Dao Aquila-7B.

Answers

Wu Dao Aquila-7B — common questions

Wu Dao Aquila-7B— can I run it on a GPU holding 16 GB?

Yes. The card Tesla V100 SXM2 16 GB, holding 16 GB, runs it at a compression of Q8_0, using about 8.2 GB and generating roughly 68.4 tokens per second. The fit is comfortable.

Wu Dao Aquila-7B— can I run it on a GPU holding 24 GB?

Yes. The card GeForce RTX 5090 D V2, holding 24 GB, runs it at a compression of Q8_0, using about 8.2 GB and generating roughly 81.1 tokens per second. The fit is comfortable.

Wu Dao Aquila-7B— is it open source?

Its weights are published, so it can be downloaded and run on your own hardware. Note that open weights is not the same as open source in the full sense — it says nothing about the training data, the training code, or the commercial terms attached.

Wu Dao Aquila-7B— how many parameters does it have?

It has a parameter count of 7B. That figure is the total, and it is what decides how much memory the model needs — roughly half a gigabyte per billion at the compression most people use.

Wu Dao Aquila-7B— who created it?

It was published by Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence / BAAI, based in China, an organisation categorised as academia.

Wu Dao Aquila-7B— when was it released?

It was published in June 2023. Capability per parameter has improved considerably since, so a newer model of the same size is often the better use of the same hardware.

Wu Dao Aquila-7B— what is it used for?

It works in the domain of Language, and is recorded as handling the task of chat, Code generation. A model can carry several of each, so these are the areas it was built for rather than a limit on what it will attempt.

Wu Dao Aquila-7B— where can I download it?

Its weights are published on Hugging Face, under the organisation BAAI. We do not host model files — this site calculates what hardware is needed to run them.

Wu Dao Aquila-7B— can I run it if it does not fit in my GPU?

It can be split between the card and system memory, but it generates painfully slowly that way. The nearest miss we calculate falls short by 1.3 GB. Every figure here assumes the whole model is resident on the card.

Wu Dao Aquila-7B— would two GPUs run it faster?

Two cards buy memory rather than speed, which matters only if one card cannot hold it. The number that can: 589. So a second card is rarely the answer here.

Wu Dao Aquila-7B— why does the quantisation differ between cards?

Each card is shown running the least-compressed copy it can hold. The number of distinct compression levels across the cards that fit it: 4. Bigger cards get the more accurate version, and the quality floor above pins the comparison to one level.

Wu Dao Aquila-7B— how accurate are these speed estimates?

Every figure is derived from memory bandwidth and model size, not benchmarked, which is why each is published as a range rather than a single number. One example: 290–774 tok/s on B200. The same model and card vary by thirty to fifty per cent depending on the inference software and its version.

Wu Dao Aquila-7B— what GPU do I need to run it?

The smallest card in our catalogue that holds it is Tesla K20c, with a memory capacity of 5 GB. It runs the model at a compression of Q3_K_M using about 4.1 GB, and produces roughly 28.9 tokens per second. The number of cards able to run it in total: 589.

Wu Dao Aquila-7B— how fast is it on a GPU?

It depends on the card. The quickest we calculate is B200, at about 484 tokens per second; the slowest that still runs it manages considerably less. Reading speed is around ten tokens per second, and the number of cards clearing that: 559.

Wu Dao Aquila-7B— how much VRAM does it need?

It needs about 4.1 GB at a compression of Q3_K_M, which is what the smallest card that runs it uses. Less compression needs more: the figures in the memory column above are recalculated for each card, because each one holds the least-compressed version it can.

Wu Dao Aquila-7B— can I run it on a GPU holding 8 GB?

Yes. The card CMP 170HX 8 GB, holding 8 GB, runs it at a compression of Q6_K, using about 6.6 GB and generating roughly 131 tokens per second. The fit is tight.

Wu Dao Aquila-7B— can I run it on a GPU holding 12 GB?

Yes. The card GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, holding 12 GB, runs it at a compression of Q8_0, using about 8.2 GB and generating roughly 55.2 tokens per second. The fit is comfortable.

Source

Original publication

Record last updated 28 November 2025

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