Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated July 21, 2026
Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~26.9 GB of headroom running Command R (35B) at Q4_K_M (21.13125 GB, ~31 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 16K context.
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| VRAM | 48 GB |
| Memory Bandwidth | 960 GB/s |
| Quant | VRAM needed | Fits 48 GB? | Max context |
|---|---|---|---|
| F16 | 76.2 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q8_0 | 43.4 GB | ✓ Yes | 4K |
| Q6_K | 34.9 GB | ✓ Yes | 8K |
| Q5_K_M | 31 GB | ✓ Yes | 16K |
| Q4_K_M | 27.3 GB | ✓ Yes | 16K |
| Q3_K_M | 21.1 GB | ✓ Yes | 16K |
| Q2_K | 17.7 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 48 GB. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.
| Command R (35B) | Q4_K_M · 21.13125 GB · ~31 tok/s (est.) |
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Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~26.9 GB of headroom running Command R (35B) at Q4_K_M (21.13125 GB, ~31 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 16K context.
Command R (35B) at Q4_K_M quantization (21.13125 GB), estimated ~31 tokens/sec, up to 16K context.
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