Can I Run Llama 4 on Intel Arc B580?

Autor: Jakub Rusinowski · Ostatnia aktualizacja: 5 kwietnia 2025

Only with offload — Llama 4 spills onto CPU/system RAM on the Intel Arc B580 (12 GB), so expect a large speed penalty.

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Intel Arc B580 Specs

VRAM12 GB
Memory Bandwidth456 GB/s

Llama 4 Scout 17B on the Intel Arc B580: VRAM by quantization

QuantVRAM neededFits 12 GB?Max context
F16253.7 GB✗ No
Q8_0151.5 GB✗ No
Q6_K125.1 GB✗ No
Q5_K_M112.9 GB✗ No
Q4_K_M101.5 GB✗ No
Q3_K_M82.1 GB✗ No
Q2_K71.5 GB✗ No

VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 12 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 Llama 4 variant requires more VRAM than the Intel Arc B580 provides (12 GB).

Nearest GPU That Fits

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 (16 GB VRAM).

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Llama 4 needs ~11 GB but this GPU has 12 GB. Rent a RTX 4090 (24 GB)-class GPU by the hour instead of buying one:

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FAQ

Llama 4 on the Intel Arc B580 — does it fit?

Only with offload — Llama 4 spills onto CPU/system RAM on the Intel Arc B580 (12 GB), so expect a large speed penalty.

What GPU should I get instead to run Llama 4?

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 (16 GB VRAM) is the cheapest upgrade that fits it.

Llama 4 on Other GPUs

Popular Models on the Intel Arc B580

VRAM Tier

Troubleshooting

Buying Guide

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