Can I Run Nex-N2 on AMD Radeon RX 9070?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated September 8, 2026

No — Nex-N2 doesn't fit the AMD Radeon RX 9070's 16 GB. The cheapest card that runs it is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (24 GB).

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AMD Radeon RX 9070 Specs

VRAM16 GB
Memory Bandwidth640 GB/s

Nex-N2 mini on the AMD Radeon RX 9070: VRAM by quantization

QuantVRAM neededFits 16 GB?Max context
F1671.7 GB✗ No
Q8_038.9 GB✗ No
Q6_K30.4 GB✗ No
Q5_K_M26.5 GB✗ No
Q4_K_M22.9 GB✗ No
Q3_K_M16.7 GB✗ No
Q2_K13.2 GB✓ Yes8K

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.

Why It Does Not Fit

Every Nex-N2 variant requires more VRAM than the AMD Radeon RX 9070 provides (16 GB).

Nearest GPU That Fits

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (24 GB VRAM).

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Won't fit — rent Nex-N2 instead

Nex-N2 needs ~21 GB but this GPU has 16 GB. Rent a RTX 4090 (24 GB)-class GPU by the hour instead of buying one:

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FAQ

Is the AMD Radeon RX 9070 enough to run Nex-N2 locally?

No — Nex-N2 doesn't fit the AMD Radeon RX 9070's 16 GB. The cheapest card that runs it is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (24 GB).

What's the cheapest GPU that runs Nex-N2?

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (24 GB VRAM) is the cheapest upgrade that fits it.

Every Nex-N2 size on the AMD Radeon RX 9070

SizeVRAMVerdictSpeed
Nex-N2 Pro239.7 GBDoes not fit
Nex-N2 mini21.1 GBRuns at Q2_K

Nex-N2 on Other GPUs

Popular Models on the AMD Radeon RX 9070

VRAM Tier

Troubleshooting

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