Aya Expanse 32B needs ~17.4 GB VRAM. Intel Arc A770 16GB has 16.0 GB. With Q2_K quantization, expect ~12 tok/s.
Operating mode
Interactive favors responsiveness, while light API and scale-out lean harder on serving readiness. The fit stays the same, but the recommendation lens changes.
Current mode
Balanced
Balanced for general local use. Keeps the ranking neutral across personal and serving workflows.
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8.5 GB over capacity — needs offload or smaller quantization
Fit status
Too heavy
Decode
4.3 tok/s
TTFT
44934 ms
Safe context
4K
Memory
24.5 GB / 16.0 GB
Offload
30%
It fits through host-memory offload, and offload is the main reason performance drops.
CPU or host-memory offload is active
About 10% of the working set spills out of accelerator memory, which usually hurts latency and sustained decode throughput.
Very little memory headroom
You can run the model, but there is not much room left for longer context, bigger batches, extra apps, or future model updates.
Runtime ecosystem is narrower than CUDA
Intel GPUs can look attractive on memory per dollar, but local AI tooling, kernels, and model coverage are still broader and easier on CUDA today.
Remove offload with more accelerator memory
Prioritize a GPU or unified-memory tier that fits the whole model natively. Removing offload usually helps more than small compute gains.
Prefer CUDA if you want the path of least resistance
If your goal is maximum runtime coverage, easier troubleshooting, and better support for new local AI releases, CUDA is usually still the safer upgrade path.
Buy headroom, not only minimum fit
A slightly larger memory tier gives you safer context growth and makes the recommendation more future-proof.
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat | F | Too heavy | 4.8 tok/s | 22006 ms | 4K |
| Coding | F | Too heavy | 4.3 tok/s | 44934 ms | 4K |
| Agentic Coding | F | Too heavy | 3.5 tok/s | 79850 ms | 4K |
| Reasoning | F | Too heavy | 4.3 tok/s | 53104 ms | 4K |
| RAG | F | Too heavy | 3.5 tok/s | 99812 ms | 4K |
How Aya Expanse 32B (32B params) fits at each quantization level on Intel Arc A770 16GB (16.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 12.5 GB | Low | F0 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 15.7 GB | Low | F0 |
NVFP4 | 4 |
Copy-paste commands to run Aya Expanse 32B on your machine.
Run
ollama run aya-expanse:32bUpgrade options
Intel Arc Pro B60 24GBBudget pickMakes the model fit on the accelerator instead of staying completely out of reach.
Removes host-memory offload, which is usually the single biggest latency and throughput win.
~$599 MSRP
NVIDIA A100 40GBBiggest leapMakes the model fit on the accelerator instead of staying completely out of reach.
Removes host-memory offload, which is usually the single biggest latency and throughput win.
~$10,000 MSRP
Intel Data Center GPU Max 1550 128GBBest valueMakes the model fit on the accelerator instead of staying completely out of reach.
Removes host-memory offload, which is usually the single biggest latency and throughput win.
~$15,000 MSRP
Gaudi 3 128GBIntel upgradeMakes the model fit on the accelerator instead of staying completely out of reach.
Removes host-memory offload, which is usually the single biggest latency and throughput win.
~$15,000 MSRP
Yes, Intel Arc A770 16GB can run Aya Expanse 32B at Q2_K quantization (Very compromised (needs ~1 GB host RAM)). The recommended Q4_K_M requires 24.5 GB which exceeds available memory, but at Q2_K it needs only 17.4 GB. Expected decode speed: 11.7 tok/s.
Aya Expanse 32B (32B parameters) requires approximately 24.5 GB at Q4_K_M quantization. On Intel Arc A770 16GB, it fits at Q2_K using 17.4 GB.
The recommended quantization is Q4_K_M, but on Intel Arc A770 16GB the best fitting quantization is Q2_K, which uses 17.4 GB.
On Intel Arc A770 16GB, Aya Expanse 32B achieves approximately 11.7 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 16543ms using Q2_K quantization.
For coding workloads, Aya Expanse 32B on Intel Arc A770 16GB receives a F grade with 4.3 tok/s and 4K context.
On Intel Arc A770 16GB, Aya Expanse 32B can safely use up to 7K tokens of context at Q2_K quantization. The model's official context limit is 8K, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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Preview:
| Medium |
| F0 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 19.5 GB | Medium | F0 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 23.0 GB | High | F0 |
Q6_K | 6 | 26.2 GB | High | F0 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 34.2 GB | Very High | F0 |
F16 | 16 | 65.6 GB | Maximum | F0 |
Remove offload with more accelerator memory. Prioritize a GPU or unified-memory tier that fits the whole model natively. Removing offload usually helps more than small compute gains.
Often yes, if your goal is the easiest setup and the widest runtime support. Intel can offer attractive memory capacity, but CUDA still tends to win on tooling maturity, guides, kernels, and model coverage for local AI.