Can I Run Yi 1.5 9B Chat on NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated August 15, 2026

Yes. Yi 1.5 9B Chat needs 5.3 GB at Q4_K_M and the NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation has 48 GB, leaving about 42.7 GB of headroom, at roughly 115 tok/s (estimated) with room for up to 128K of context.

The numbers

ModelYi 1.5 9B Chat
Parameters9B
QuantizationQ4_K_M
VRAM needed5.3 GB
NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation VRAM48 GB
VerdictRuns
Max context128K
Estimated speed~115 tok/s

What to do next

Nothing to change — run it at Q4_K_M. If you want more capability, check whether the next size up also fits.

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Running Yi 1.5 9B Chat on this card:

NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation 48GB
48 GB VRAM · 300 W board power
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