Can I Run GPT-OSS on 128 GB system RAM?

作者: Jakub Rusinowski · 最后更新: 2026年8月15日

Yes, but it is tight

Yes, but it is tight — GPT-oss 120B at Q6_K needs about 97.2 GB of the 102.4 GB usable on 128 GB system RAM, leaving only ~5.2 GB before the runtime starts swapping. Expect ~14.5 tok/s (estimated), with room for about 65,536 tokens of context.

Confidence: medium · Recommended quantization: Q6_K · Estimated speed: ~14.5 tok/s

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128 GB system RAM — what it gives a model

Usable memory for models102.4 GB
Memory bandwidth90 GB/s

GPT-OSS on 128 GB system RAM: memory by quantization

QuantMemory neededFits 102.4 GB?Max contextEst. speedDownload
F16235 GB✗ No233.6 GB
Q8_0125.5 GB✗ No124.1 GB
Q6_K97.2 GB✓ Yes64K~14.5 tok/s95.8 GB
Q5_K_M84.2 GB✓ Yes128K~16.5 tok/s82.8 GB
Q4_K_M71.9 GB✓ Yes128K~19 tok/s70.5 GB
Q3_K_M51.2 GB✓ Yes128K~25.6 tok/s49.8 GB
Q2_K39.8 GB✓ Yes128K~31.6 tok/s38.4 GB

Which GPT-OSS sizes fit

VariantNeeds at Q4_K_MFits?Est. speed
GPT-oss 120B71.9 GB✓ Fits~19 tok/s
GPT-OSS 20B13.8 GB✓ Fits~26.6 tok/s

What to watch out for

Recommended setup

llama.cpp (CPU build) or Ollama — both run without a GPU

How these numbers are calculated

FAQ

Can I run GPT-OSS on 128 GB system RAM?

Yes, but it is tight — GPT-oss 120B at Q6_K needs about 97.2 GB of the 102.4 GB usable on 128 GB system RAM, leaving only ~5.2 GB before the runtime starts swapping. Expect ~14.5 tok/s (estimated), with room for about 65,536 tokens of context.

Which quantization of GPT-OSS should I use on 128 GB system RAM?

Q6_K — it needs about 97.2 GB of the 102.4 GB available, downloads as roughly 95.8 GB, and runs at an estimated 14.5 tokens/sec with up to 64K of context.

What limits GPT-OSS on 128 GB system RAM?

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

Which runtime should I use?

llama.cpp (CPU build) or Ollama — both run without a GPU

Other RAM Capacities

Other Models on 128 GB system RAM

GPT-OSS on GPUs

What This Model Is Good At

Model & Tools

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