Can I Run Poolside Laguna XS 2.1 on AMD Radeon RX 9070?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated August 15, 2026

No — Poolside Laguna XS 2.1 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

Laguna XS 2.1 33B-A3B on the AMD Radeon RX 9070: VRAM by quantization

QuantVRAM neededFits 16 GB?Max context
F1667.7 GB✗ No
Q8_036.8 GB✗ No
Q6_K28.8 GB✗ No
Q5_K_M25.1 GB✗ No
Q4_K_M21.6 GB✗ No
Q3_K_M15.8 GB✓ Yes4K
Q2_K12.6 GB✓ Yes16K

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 Poolside Laguna XS 2.1 variant requires more VRAM than the AMD Radeon RX 9070 provides (16 GB).

Nearest GPU That Fits

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (24 GB VRAM).

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 24GB
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Poolside Laguna XS 2.1 needs ~20 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

Can I run Poolside Laguna XS 2.1 on the AMD Radeon RX 9070?

No — Poolside Laguna XS 2.1 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 Poolside Laguna XS 2.1?

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

Poolside Laguna XS 2.1 on Other GPUs

Popular Models on the AMD Radeon RX 9070

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