Can I Run Mistral Small 3.1 on AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated July 12, 2026

Yes, but it's tight — Mistral Small 3.1 24B at Q4_K_M needs 14.248500000000002 GB of the AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT's 16 GB, leaving only ~1.8 GB, ~25 tok/s (est.) with room for up to 4K context.

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AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT 16GB
16 GB VRAM · 263 W board power
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AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Specs

VRAM16 GB
Memory Bandwidth624 GB/s

Mistral Small 3.1 24B on the AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT: VRAM by quantization

QuantVRAM neededFits 16 GB?Max context
F1648.7 GB✗ No
Q8_026.5 GB✗ No
Q6_K20.8 GB✗ No
Q5_K_M18.2 GB✗ No
Q4_K_M15.7 GB✓ Yes4K
Q3_K_M11.5 GB✓ Yes16K
Q2_K9.2 GB✓ Yes32K

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.

Mistral Small 3.1 Sizes That Fit the AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT

Mistral Small 3.1 24BQ4_K_M · 14.248500000000002 GB · ~25 tok/s (est.)
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FAQ

Is the AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT enough to run Mistral Small 3.1 locally?

Yes, but it's tight — Mistral Small 3.1 24B at Q4_K_M needs 14.248500000000002 GB of the AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT's 16 GB, leaving only ~1.8 GB, ~25 tok/s (est.) with room for up to 4K context.

What's the best Mistral Small 3.1 size for the AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT?

Mistral Small 3.1 24B at Q4_K_M quantization (14.248500000000002 GB), estimated ~25 tokens/sec, up to 4K context.

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