Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated August 15, 2026
Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~5.4 GB of headroom running GPT-OSS 20B at MXFP4 (10.625 GB, ~19 tok/s (est.)).
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| Memory Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
| Quant | VRAM needed | Fits 16 GB? | Max context |
|---|---|---|---|
| F16 | 41 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q8_0 | 22.3 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q6_K | 17.4 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q5_K_M | 15.2 GB | ✓ Yes | 16K |
| Q4_K_M | 13.1 GB | ✓ Yes | 32K |
| Q3_K_M | 9.5 GB | ✓ Yes | 128K |
| Q2_K | 7.6 GB | ✓ Yes | 128K |
VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 16 GB. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.
| GPT-OSS 20B | MXFP4 · 10.625 GB · ~19 tok/s (est.) |
At 2 hrs/day, buying (~$349) beats renting at $0.34/hr after about 17 months.
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Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~5.4 GB of headroom running GPT-OSS 20B at MXFP4 (10.625 GB, ~19 tok/s (est.)).
GPT-OSS 20B at MXFP4 quantization (10.625 GB), estimated ~19 tokens/sec.
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