Can I Run Yi 1.5 Family on RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB Desktop (16 GB VRAM, 32 GB RAM)?

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Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated May 13, 2024

Yes — comfortably

Yes, comfortably — Yi 1.5 9B Chat at Q8_0 needs about 11 GB of the 16 GB usable on RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB Desktop (16 GB VRAM, 32 GB RAM), leaving ~5 GB spare and running at ~31.9 tok/s (estimated), with room for about 16,384 tokens of context.

Confidence: high · Recommended quantization: Q8_0 · Estimated speed: ~31.9 tok/s

RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB Desktop (16 GB VRAM, 32 GB RAM) — what it gives a model

Usable memory for models16 GB
Memory bandwidth448 GB/s
Form factorDesktop
Operating systemWindows or Linux
Memory upgradeableYes

Yi 1.5 Family on RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB Desktop (16 GB VRAM, 32 GB RAM): memory by quantization

QuantMemory neededFits 16 GB?Max contextEst. speedDownload
F1619.3 GB✗ No17.7 GB
Q8_011 GB✓ Yes16K~31.9 tok/s9.4 GB
Q6_K8.8 GB✓ Yes16K~40 tok/s7.2 GB
Q5_K_M7.9 GB✓ Yes16K~45.3 tok/s6.3 GB
Q4_K_M6.9 GB✓ Yes16K~51.8 tok/s5.3 GB
Q3_K_M5.4 GB✓ Yes16K~68.3 tok/s3.8 GB
Q2_K4.5 GB✓ Yes16K~82.8 tok/s2.9 GB

Which Yi 1.5 Family sizes fit

VariantNeeds at Q4_K_MFits?Est. speed
Yi 1.5 34B Chat23.6 GB✗ Too large
Yi 1.5 9B Chat6.9 GB✓ Fits~51.8 tok/s

What to watch out for

RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB desktop limitations

Recommended setup

Ollama or llama.cpp (CUDA/ROCm) — vLLM if you need concurrent serving

How these numbers are calculated

FAQ

Can I run Yi 1.5 Family on RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB Desktop (16 GB VRAM, 32 GB RAM)?

Yes, comfortably — Yi 1.5 9B Chat at Q8_0 needs about 11 GB of the 16 GB usable on RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB Desktop (16 GB VRAM, 32 GB RAM), leaving ~5 GB spare and running at ~31.9 tok/s (estimated), with room for about 16,384 tokens of context.

Which quantization of Yi 1.5 Family should I use on RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB Desktop (16 GB VRAM, 32 GB RAM)?

Q8_0 — it needs about 11 GB of the 16 GB available, downloads as roughly 9.4 GB, and runs at an estimated 31.9 tokens/sec with up to 16K of context.

What limits Yi 1.5 Family on RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB Desktop (16 GB VRAM, 32 GB RAM)?

Nothing binding — the model fits with headroom and generates at a usable speed on this hardware.

Which runtime should I use?

Ollama or llama.cpp (CUDA/ROCm) — vLLM if you need concurrent serving

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