Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated September 6, 2026
Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~9.5 GB of headroom running Magistral Small 24B at Q4_K_M (14.49 GB, ~35 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 32K context.
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| VRAM | 24 GB |
| Memory Bandwidth | 936 GB/s |
| Quant | VRAM needed | Fits 24 GB? | Max context |
|---|---|---|---|
| F16 | 49.6 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q8_0 | 27.1 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q6_K | 21.3 GB | ✓ Yes | 16K |
| Q5_K_M | 18.6 GB | ✓ Yes | 16K |
| Q4_K_M | 16.1 GB | ✓ Yes | 32K |
| Q3_K_M | 11.9 GB | ✓ Yes | 32K |
| Q2_K | 9.5 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 24 GB. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.
| Magistral Small 24B | Q4_K_M · 14.49 GB · ~35 tok/s (est.) |
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Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~9.5 GB of headroom running Magistral Small 24B at Q4_K_M (14.49 GB, ~35 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 32K context.
Magistral Small 24B at Q4_K_M quantization (14.49 GB), estimated ~35 tokens/sec, up to 32K context.
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