Command R (35B) — VRAM Requirements

Autor: Jakub Rusinowski · Ostatnia aktualizacja: 21 lipca 2026

How much GPU VRAM you need to run Command R Family Command R (35B) by Cohere locally, a 35B-parameter model. Figures are quantized weights + KV cache + framework overhead from a memory-bandwidth roofline model.

Command R (35B) needs about 22 GB VRAM at Q4_K_M.

VRAM by Quantization

QuantBits/weightWeightsTotal VRAM
Q2_K2.6311.5 GB12.3 GB
Q3_K_M3.4114.9 GB15.7 GB
Q4_K_M4.8321.1 GB21.9 GB
Q5_K_M5.6724.8 GB25.6 GB
Q6_K6.5628.7 GB29.5 GB
Q8_08.5037.2 GB38.0 GB
F1616.0070.0 GB70.8 GB

Switch quantization in the interactive calculator, or see the full Command R Family model page.

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VRAM Requirements

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Estimates only — actual VRAM varies with context length, batch size, runtime and KV-cache settings.