Can I Run Nemotron 70B on AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated July 12, 2026

Yes, comfortably — Nemotron 70B Instruct at Q4_K_M needs 46.1 GB at 8K context (42.6 GB weights + 3.5 GB KV cache/overhead), leaving ~81.9 GB of the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395's 128 GB, at ~4 tok/s (est.), with room for up to 64K context.

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AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 Specs

VRAM128 GB
Memory Bandwidth256 GB/s

Nemotron 70B Instruct on the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395: VRAM by quantization

QuantVRAM neededFits 128 GB?Max contextWhole PC
F16144.7 GB✗ No——
Q8_078.5 GB✓ Yes64K—
Q6_K61.4 GB✓ Yes64K—
Q5_K_M53.5 GB✓ Yes64K—
Q4_K_M46.1 GB✓ Yes64K—
Q3_K_M33.6 GB✓ Yes64K—
Q2_K26.7 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 128 GB. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.

Superseded model. Nemotron 70B has been superseded by Nemotron 3 Super. This page is kept for reference; the newer family is a better starting point. Can I run Nemotron 3 Super on AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395? →

Context costs VRAM too. At Q4_K_M on the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395: 8K 46.1 GB · 32K 54.2 GB · 125K 85.4 GB. Every window this model publishes still fits 128 GB.

No compatible GPU? Nemotron 70B Instruct on 256 GB of system RAM, CPU only: runs, but too slowly to be worth it.

Nemotron 70B Sizes That Fit the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 (at 8K context)

Nemotron 70B InstructQ4_K_M · 46.1 GB at 8K context · ~4 tok/s (est.)
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FAQ

Will Nemotron 70B run on the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395?

Yes, comfortably — Nemotron 70B Instruct at Q4_K_M needs 46.1 GB at 8K context (42.6 GB weights + 3.5 GB KV cache/overhead), leaving ~81.9 GB of the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395's 128 GB, at ~4 tok/s (est.), with room for up to 64K context.

Which Nemotron 70B variant fits best on the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395?

Nemotron 70B Instruct at Q4_K_M quantization needs 46.1 GB at 8K context (42.6 GB weights + 3.5 GB KV cache/overhead), estimated ~4 tokens/sec, up to 64K context.

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