Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated July 12, 2026
Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~12.7 GB of headroom running Cogito v1 32B at Q4_K_M (19.32 GB, ~3 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 32K context.
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| VRAM | 32 GB unified memory |
| Memory Bandwidth | 120 GB/s |
| Quant | VRAM needed | Fits 32 GB? | Max context |
|---|---|---|---|
| F16 | 65.9 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q8_0 | 35.9 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q6_K | 28.1 GB | ✓ Yes | 16K |
| Q5_K_M | 24.6 GB | ✓ Yes | 16K |
| Q4_K_M | 21.2 GB | ✓ Yes | 32K |
| Q3_K_M | 15.5 GB | ✓ Yes | 64K |
| Q2_K | 12.4 GB | ✓ Yes | 64K |
VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 32 GB of unified memory. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.
| Cogito v1 32B | Q4_K_M · 19.32 GB · ~3 tok/s (est.) |
| Cogito v1 14B | Q4_K_M · 8.4525 GB · ~7 tok/s (est.) |
| Cogito v1 8B | Q4_K_M · 4.83 GB · ~12 tok/s (est.) |
| Cogito v1 3B | Q4_K_M · 1.81125 GB · ~27 tok/s (est.) |
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Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~12.7 GB of headroom running Cogito v1 32B at Q4_K_M (19.32 GB, ~3 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 32K context.
Cogito v1 32B at Q4_K_M quantization (19.32 GB), estimated ~3 tokens/sec, up to 32K context.
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