iGPT-XL TPS calculator

Open weights OpenAI 6.8B parameters June 2020

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.

Calculated for this model

589 cards that can run it

818 cards we hold specifications for

Smallest card that fits

Tesla K20c

5 GB · IQ4_XS · 27.0 tok/s

Fastest card

B200

498 tok/s · 180 GB

Which GPUs can run iGPT-XL?

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Context length tokens

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

Minimum quality

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Card memory

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589 cards match

Calculating

					Needs	Quantisation	Fit
498 tok/s 299–797 · low confidence	B200 NVIDIA	180 GB	8,000 GB/s	Jan 2024	8.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
498 tok/s 299–797 · low confidence	B300 NVIDIA	288 GB	8,000 GB/s	Sep 2025	8.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
398 tok/s 239–637 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI350X AMD	288 GB	8,190 GB/s	Jan 2025	8.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
398 tok/s 239–637 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI355X AMD	288 GB	8,190 GB/s	Jan 2025	8.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
318 tok/s 191–509 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI300 AMD	128 GB	6,550 GB/s	Jan 2023	8.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
305 tok/s 183–487 · low confidence	H200 NVL NVIDIA	141 GB	4,890 GB/s	Nov 2024	8.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
305 tok/s 183–487 · low confidence	H200 SXM 141 GB NVIDIA	141 GB	4,890 GB/s	Nov 2024	8.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
291 tok/s 175–466 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI325X AMD	256 GB	6,000 GB/s	Oct 2024	8.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
259 tok/s 155–414 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI300A AMD	128 GB	5,325 GB/s	Dec 2023	8.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
259 tok/s 155–414 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI300X AMD	192 GB	5,325 GB/s	Dec 2023	8.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
259 tok/s 155–414 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI308X AMD	192 GB	5,325 GB/s	Dec 2023	8.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
245 tok/s 147–393 · low confidence	H100 NVL 94 GB NVIDIA	94 GB	3,940 GB/s	Mar 2023	8.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
209 tok/s 126–335 · low confidence	H100 PCIe 96 GB NVIDIA	96 GB	3,360 GB/s	Mar 2023	8.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
209 tok/s 126–335 · low confidence	H100 SXM5 80 GB NVIDIA	80 GB	3,360 GB/s	Oct 2022	8.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
209 tok/s 126–335 · low confidence	H100 SXM5 94 GB NVIDIA	94 GB	3,360 GB/s	Mar 2023	8.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
209 tok/s 126–335 · low confidence	H100 SXM5 96 GB NVIDIA	96 GB	3,360 GB/s	Mar 2023	8.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
209 tok/s 126–335 · low confidence	H800 SXM5 NVIDIA	80 GB	3,360 GB/s	Mar 2023	8.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
159 tok/s 96–255 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI250 AMD	128 GB	3,280 GB/s	Nov 2021	8.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
159 tok/s 96–255 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI250X AMD	128 GB	3,280 GB/s	Nov 2021	8.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
135 tok/s 81–216 · low confidence	CMP 170HX 8 GB NVIDIA	8 GB	1,490 GB/s	Sep 2021	6.4 GB	Q6_K	Tight
133 tok/s 80–212 · low confidence	Data Center GPU Max 1550 Intel	128 GB	3,280 GB/s	Jan 2023	8.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
130 tok/s 78–208 · low confidence	Data Center GPU Max Subsystem Intel	128 GB	3,210 GB/s	Jan 2023	8.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
127 tok/s 76–203 · low confidence	A100 SXM4 80 GB NVIDIA	80 GB	2,040 GB/s	Nov 2020	8.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
127 tok/s 76–203 · low confidence	A100X NVIDIA	80 GB	2,040 GB/s	Jun 2021	8.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
127 tok/s 76–203 · low confidence	A800 SXM4 80 GB NVIDIA	80 GB	2,040 GB/s	Aug 2022	8.0 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: OpenAI
Organisation type: Industry
Country: United States of America
Published: 17 June 2020
Authors: Mark Chen, Alec Radford, Rewon Child, Jeff Wu, Heewoo Jun, Prafulla Dhariwal, David Luan, Ilya Sutskever

What it does

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

Domain: Vision, Image generation
Task: Image completion
Approach: Self-supervised learning

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: 6.8B
Training data: 4,718,592,000 tokens

Training compute

The arithmetic performed to train the model, measured in floating-point operations. It is a measure of what the training run cost, not of how fast the finished model answers you.

Training compute: 3.3 × 10²² FLOP
How it was established: Third-party estimation

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 Tesla V100 DGXS 32 GB
Compute cost: $100,796

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 (unrestricted)
Training code: Open source

How it is classified

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

Frontier model: Yes
Record confidence: Likely
Citations: 1,694

Sources

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

Reference: Generative Pretraining from Pixels
Last updated: 1 January 2026

The extremes

The ten fastest GPUs that run iGPT-XL

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 iGPT-XL

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

What you need to run it

Minimum card

Tesla K20c

Memory needed

4.4 GB

Fastest

498 tok/s

iGPT-XL reaches a parameter count of 6.8B. 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.

The least hardware that works is Tesla K20c, with a memory capacity of 5 GB, running it at a compression of IQ4_XS and producing around 27.0 tokens per second.

At the other end sits B200, generating roughly 498 tokens per second on the strength of a memory bandwidth of 8,000 GB/s.

Background

iGPT-XL was published by OpenAI, in the country recorded as United States of America, during June 2020. The publishing organisation is categorised as industry.

It works in the domain of Vision, Image generation, and is recorded as performing the task of image completion.

Published weights mean the model runs on your machine rather than someone else's, which is what makes the hardware question below answerable at all.

Reading the throughput figures

Half the cards that hold it manage more than 26.9 tokens per second. Clearing the ten tokens per second that roughly matches reading speed: 562 of them.

It is a dense model, so every parameter is read for every token produced. That makes speed track memory bandwidth almost exactly — a card with twice the bandwidth generates roughly twice as fast.

Its internal architecture is not on file, so memory is approximated from the parameter count and marked accordingly. Expect the real figure to differ, more so at long context.

Training and provenance

Training it took a computation budget of roughly 3.3 × 10²² FLOP, on hardware recorded as NVIDIA Tesla V100 DGXS 32 GB. That figure measures what producing the model cost, and has no bearing on how fast it answers.

The training set ran to roughly 4,718,592,000 tokens of text.

Step by step

How to choose a GPU for iGPT-XL

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

01

Start from the memory column

Start from what it actually needs, which is the requirement of iGPT-XL, needing around 4.4 GB at a compression of IQ4_XS. Capacity is the gate — a card either holds it or it does not.
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 iGPT-XL.
03

Decide how much compression you will accept

Compression is what makes a model fit smaller cards, at some cost in accuracy, reaching a compression of IQ4_XS 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

Compare tokens per second, not specifications

The speed ordering is effectively an ordering by memory bandwidth, for iGPT-XL. It will not match a gaming ordering, because generation is bound by memory bandwidth. The card topping the list is B200, at 498 tok/s.
05

Read the fit column last

Tight means it loads and works with no room to raise the context later, in the case of iGPT-XL. 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

Check the card from the other side

Each card page repeats this sweep for every model we hold, answering what else the hardware is good for beyond iGPT-XL.

Answers

iGPT-XL — common questions

iGPT-XL— would two GPUs run it faster?

A second card roughly doubles the memory available but not the generation rate. The number already able to run it alone: 589. So a second card is rarely the answer here.

iGPT-XL— 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.

iGPT-XL— how accurate are these speed estimates?

These are estimates with real error bars, and any of them could reasonably land anywhere in its published range depending on which runtime you use. The fastest result here: 299–797 tok/s on B200. The same model and card vary by thirty to fifty per cent depending on the inference software and its version.

iGPT-XL— 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 IQ4_XS using about 4.4 GB, and produces roughly 27.0 tokens per second. The number of cards able to run it in total: 589.

iGPT-XL— how fast is it on a GPU?

It depends on the card. The quickest we calculate is B200, at about 498 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: 562.

iGPT-XL— how much VRAM does it need?

It needs about 4.4 GB at a compression of IQ4_XS, 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.

iGPT-XL— 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 6.4 GB and generating roughly 135 tokens per second. The fit is tight.

iGPT-XL— 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 8.0 GB and generating roughly 56.8 tokens per second. The fit is comfortable.

iGPT-XL— 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 8.0 GB and generating roughly 70.4 tokens per second. The fit is comfortable.

iGPT-XL— 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 8.0 GB and generating roughly 83.5 tokens per second. The fit is comfortable.

iGPT-XL— 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.

iGPT-XL— how many parameters does it have?

It has a parameter count of 6.8B. source: https://openai.com/blog/image-gpt/#rfref53. 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.

iGPT-XL— who created it?

It was published by OpenAI, based in United States of America, an organisation categorised as industry.

iGPT-XL— when was it released?

It was published in June 2020. Capability per parameter has improved considerably since, so a newer model of the same size is often the better use of the same hardware.

iGPT-XL— what is it used for?

It works in the domain of Vision, Image generation, and is recorded as handling the task of image completion. Models frequently carry more than one of each, and the tags describe purpose rather than capability limits.

iGPT-XL— where can I download it?

The weights are published, though we do not hold a repository link for it. This site calculates hardware requirements rather than hosting model files.

iGPT-XL— how much compute was used to train it?

Training consumed around 3.3 × 10²² FLOP, on hardware recorded as NVIDIA Tesla V100 DGXS 32 GB. That measures what producing the model cost and says nothing about how quickly it answers once trained — inference speed comes from memory bandwidth, not from the training budget.

iGPT-XL— can I run it if it does not fit in my GPU?

Partly. Layers that do not fit sit in system memory and run at a fraction of the speed, so a mostly-offloaded model is rarely worth using. The nearest miss we calculate falls short by 1.2 GB. Every figure here assumes the whole model is resident on the card.

Source

Original publication

Record last updated 1 January 2026

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