Can I Run Phi-4 Family on AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated January 6, 2025

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~10.8 GB of headroom running Phi-4 (14B) at Q4_K_M (9.2 GB, ~87 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 16K context.

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AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Specs

VRAM20 GB
Memory Bandwidth800 GB/s

Phi-4 (14B) on the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT: VRAM by quantization

QuantVRAM neededFits 20 GB?Max context
F1629.6 GB✗ No
Q8_016.5 GB✓ Yes16K
Q6_K13.1 GB✓ Yes16K
Q5_K_M11.6 GB✓ Yes16K
Q4_K_M10.1 GB✓ Yes16K
Q3_K_M7.6 GB✓ Yes16K
Q2_K6.2 GB✓ Yes16K

VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 20 GB. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.

Phi-4 Family Sizes That Fit the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT

Phi-4 (14B)Q4_K_M · 9.2 GB · ~87 tok/s (est.)
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FAQ

Does the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT have enough VRAM for Phi-4 Family?

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~10.8 GB of headroom running Phi-4 (14B) at Q4_K_M (9.2 GB, ~87 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 16K context.

Which quantization of Phi-4 Family should I use on the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT?

Phi-4 (14B) at Q4_K_M quantization (9.2 GB), estimated ~87 tokens/sec, up to 16K context.

Phi-4 Family on Other GPUs

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