Can I Run Mistral NeMo 12B on AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT?

Autor: Jakub Rusinowski · Ostatnia aktualizacja: 11 września 2026

Yes. Mistral NeMo 12B needs 7.2 GB at Q4_K_M and the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT has 16 GB, leaving about 8.8 GB of headroom, at roughly 52 tok/s (estimated) with room for up to 32K of context.

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The numbers

ModelMistral NeMo 12B
Parameters12B
QuantizationQ4_K_M
VRAM needed7.2 GB
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT VRAM16 GB
VerdictRuns
Max context32K
Estimated speed~52 tok/s

Mistral NeMo 12B on the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT: VRAM by quantization

QuantVRAM neededFits 16 GB?Max contextWhole PC
F1625.5 GB✗ No
Q8_014.2 GB✓ Yes8KBuild for this
Q6_K11.3 GB✓ Yes16K
Q5_K_M10 GB✓ Yes32K
Q4_K_M8.7 GB✓ Yes32KBuild for this
Q3_K_M6.6 GB✓ Yes32K
Q2_K5.4 GB✓ Yes64K

Assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache. A longer window needs more; a quantized KV cache needs less. “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.

Context costs VRAM too. At Q4_K_M on the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT: 8K 9.4 GB · 32K 13.4 GB · 128K 29.5 GB ✗. Past 128K it no longer fits 16 GB — a q8_0 KV cache buys roughly half of that back, which the calculator will price for you.

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.

No compatible GPU? Mistral NeMo 12B on 8 GB of system RAM, CPU only: runs, but it is tight.

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Running Mistral NeMo 12B on this card:

AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB
16 GB VRAM · 220 W board power
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