Can I Run Mistral Family on AMD Radeon RX 9070?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated July 12, 2026

Yes, comfortably — Mistral NeMo 12B at Q4_K_M needs 9.4 GB at 8K context (7.2 GB weights + 2.2 GB KV cache/overhead), leaving ~6.6 GB of the AMD Radeon RX 9070's 16 GB, at ~47 tok/s (est.), with room for up to 32K context.

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AMD Radeon RX 9070 16GB
16 GB VRAM · 220 W board power
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AMD Radeon RX 9070 Specs

VRAM16 GB
Memory Bandwidth640 GB/s

Mistral NeMo 12B on the AMD Radeon RX 9070: VRAM by quantization

QuantVRAM neededFits 16 GB?Max contextWhole PC
F1626.1 GB✗ No——
Q8_014.9 GB✓ Yes8KBuild for this
Q6_K12 GB✓ Yes16K—
Q5_K_M10.6 GB✓ Yes32K—
Q4_K_M9.4 GB✓ Yes32KBuild for this
Q3_K_M7.3 GB✓ Yes32K—
Q2_K6.1 GB✓ Yes64K—

Assumes an 8K-token context with an f16 KV cache. A longer window needs more; a quantized KV cache needs less. “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.

Superseded model. Mistral Family has been superseded by Mistral Small 4. This page is kept for reference; the newer family is a better starting point. Mistral Small 4 needs at least 75.5 GB at Q4_K_M with an 8K context, so it does not fit the AMD Radeon RX 9070.

Context costs VRAM too. At Q4_K_M on the AMD Radeon RX 9070: 8K 9.4 GB · 32K 13.4 GB · 128K 29.5 GB ✗. Past 128K it no longer fits 16 GB — a q8_0 KV cache buys roughly half of that back, which the calculator will price for you.

No compatible GPU? Mistral NeMo 12B on 8 GB of system RAM, CPU only: runs, but it is tight.

Mistral Family Sizes That Fit the AMD Radeon RX 9070 (at 8K context)

Mistral NeMo 12BQ4_K_M · 9.4 GB at 8K context · ~47 tok/s (est.)
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FAQ

Mistral Family on the AMD Radeon RX 9070 — does it fit?

Yes, comfortably — Mistral NeMo 12B at Q4_K_M needs 9.4 GB at 8K context (7.2 GB weights + 2.2 GB KV cache/overhead), leaving ~6.6 GB of the AMD Radeon RX 9070's 16 GB, at ~47 tok/s (est.), with room for up to 32K context.

Which Mistral Family variant fits best on the AMD Radeon RX 9070?

Mistral NeMo 12B at Q4_K_M quantization needs 9.4 GB at 8K context (7.2 GB weights + 2.2 GB KV cache/overhead), estimated ~47 tokens/sec, up to 32K context.

Every Mistral Family size on the AMD Radeon RX 9070

SizeVRAM at 8KVerdictSpeed
Mistral Small 3 (24B)17.2 GBRuns at Q3_K_M—
Mistral NeMo 12B9.4 GBRuns~47 tok/s

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