Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated May 29, 2024
No — Codestral doesn't fit the Intel Arc B580's 12 GB. The cheapest card that runs it is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 (16 GB).
| VRAM | 12 GB |
| Memory Bandwidth | 456 GB/s |
| Quant | VRAM needed | Fits 12 GB? | Max context |
|---|---|---|---|
| F16 | 46.1 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q8_0 | 25.3 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q6_K | 19.9 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q5_K_M | 17.5 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q4_K_M | 15.1 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q3_K_M | 11.2 GB | ✓ Yes | 4K |
| Q2_K | 9 GB | ✓ Yes | 16K |
VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 12 GB. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.
Every Codestral variant requires more VRAM than the Intel Arc B580 provides (12 GB).
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 (16 GB VRAM).
Codestral needs ~13 GB but this GPU has 12 GB. Rent a RTX 4090 (24 GB)-class GPU by the hour instead of buying one:
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No — Codestral doesn't fit the Intel Arc B580's 12 GB. The cheapest card that runs it is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 (16 GB).
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 (16 GB VRAM) is the cheapest upgrade that fits it.
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