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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| VRAM | 16 GB |
| Memory Bandwidth | 624 GB/s |
| Quant | VRAM needed | Fits 16 GB? | Max context |
|---|---|---|---|
| F16 | 48.7 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q8_0 | 26.5 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q6_K | 20.8 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q5_K_M | 18.2 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q4_K_M | 15.7 GB | ✓ Yes | 4K |
| Q3_K_M | 11.5 GB | ✓ Yes | 16K |
| Q2_K | 9.2 GB | ✓ Yes | 32K |
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 24B | Q4_K_M · 14.248500000000002 GB · ~25 tok/s (est.) |
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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.
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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