Can I Run IBM Granite 4.0 on Framework Desktop (Ryzen AI Max+ 395, 128 GB)?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated August 15, 2026

Yes — comfortably

Yes, comfortably — Granite 4.0 Small-H 32B-A9B at Q8_0 needs about 36.6 GB of the 128 GB usable on Framework Desktop (Ryzen AI Max+ 395, 128 GB), leaving ~91.4 GB spare and running at ~17.6 tok/s (estimated), with room for about 131,072 tokens of context.

Confidence: medium · Recommended quantization: Q8_0 · Estimated speed: ~17.6 tok/s

Framework Desktop (Ryzen AI Max+ 395, 128 GB) — what it gives a model

Usable memory for models128 GB
Memory bandwidth256 GB/s
Form factorMini PC
Operating systemWindows or Linux
Memory upgradeableNo — soldered

IBM Granite 4.0 on Framework Desktop (Ryzen AI Max+ 395, 128 GB): memory by quantization

QuantMemory neededFits 128 GB?Max contextEst. speedDownload
F1666.6 GB✓ Yes128K~9.9 tok/s64 GB
Q8_036.6 GB✓ Yes128K~17.6 tok/s34 GB
Q6_K28.9 GB✓ Yes128K~22 tok/s26.2 GB
Q5_K_M25.3 GB✓ Yes128K~24.8 tok/s22.7 GB
Q4_K_M22 GB✓ Yes128K~28.3 tok/s19.3 GB
Q3_K_M16.3 GB✓ Yes128K~37 tok/s13.6 GB
Q2_K13.2 GB✓ Yes128K~44.5 tok/s10.5 GB

What to watch out for

Framework Desktop 128 GB limitations

Recommended setup

Ollama or llama.cpp (CUDA/ROCm) — vLLM if you need concurrent serving

How these numbers are calculated

FAQ

Can I run IBM Granite 4.0 on Framework Desktop (Ryzen AI Max+ 395, 128 GB)?

Yes, comfortably — Granite 4.0 Small-H 32B-A9B at Q8_0 needs about 36.6 GB of the 128 GB usable on Framework Desktop (Ryzen AI Max+ 395, 128 GB), leaving ~91.4 GB spare and running at ~17.6 tok/s (estimated), with room for about 131,072 tokens of context.

Which quantization of IBM Granite 4.0 should I use on Framework Desktop (Ryzen AI Max+ 395, 128 GB)?

Q8_0 — it needs about 36.6 GB of the 128 GB available, downloads as roughly 34 GB, and runs at an estimated 17.6 tokens/sec with up to 128K of context.

What limits IBM Granite 4.0 on Framework Desktop (Ryzen AI Max+ 395, 128 GB)?

Nothing binding — the model fits with headroom and generates at a usable speed on this hardware.

Which runtime should I use?

Ollama or llama.cpp (CUDA/ROCm) — vLLM if you need concurrent serving

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