Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated August 15, 2026
Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~12.1 GB of headroom running Laguna XS 2.1 33B-A3B at Q4_K_M (19.923750000000002 GB, ~28 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 32K context.
| VRAM | 32 GB unified memory |
| Memory Bandwidth | 153 GB/s |
| Quant | VRAM needed | Fits 32 GB? | Max context |
|---|---|---|---|
| F16 | 67.7 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q8_0 | 36.8 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q6_K | 28.8 GB | ✓ Yes | 16K |
| Q5_K_M | 25.1 GB | ✓ Yes | 32K |
| Q4_K_M | 21.6 GB | ✓ Yes | 32K |
| Q3_K_M | 15.8 GB | ✓ Yes | 64K |
| Q2_K | 12.6 GB | ✓ Yes | 64K |
VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 32 GB of unified memory. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.
| Laguna XS 2.1 33B-A3B | Q4_K_M · 19.923750000000002 GB · ~28 tok/s (est.) |
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Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~12.1 GB of headroom running Laguna XS 2.1 33B-A3B at Q4_K_M (19.923750000000002 GB, ~28 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 32K context.
Laguna XS 2.1 33B-A3B at Q4_K_M quantization (19.923750000000002 GB), estimated ~28 tokens/sec, up to 32K context.
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