Aya Expanse 8B needs ~8.9 GB VRAM. Radeon RX 6850M XT 12GB has 12.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~50 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.
Select quantization to explore
Fit status
Runs well
Decode
53.3 tok/s
TTFT
3633 ms
Safe context
8K
Memory
8.9 GB / 12.0 GB
This setup is broadly balanced for this model.
No major red flags
This recommendation has enough memory headroom and acceptable estimated speed for the selected workload.
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat | B | Runs well | 53.3 tok/s | 1982 ms | 8K |
| Coding | B | Runs well | 49.6 tok/s | 3905 ms | 8K |
| Agentic Coding | C | Tight fit | 53.3 tok/s | 5284 ms | 8K |
| Reasoning | B | Runs well | 53.3 tok/s | 4293 ms | 8K |
| RAG | C | Tight fit | 53.3 tok/s | 6605 ms | 8K |
How Aya Expanse 8B (8B params) fits at each quantization level on Radeon RX 6850M XT 12GB (12.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 3.1 GB | Low | C51 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 3.9 GB | Low | C52 |
NVFP4 | 4 |
Copy-paste commands to run Aya Expanse 8B on your machine.
Run
docker run --rm -it ghcr.io/ggerganov/llama.cpp:full \
--hf-repo "CohereForAI/aya-expanse-8b" \
--hf-file "aya-expanse-8b-Q4_K_M.gguf" \
-c 4096 -ngl 99Yes, Radeon RX 6850M XT 12GB can run Aya Expanse 8B with a B grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 49.6 tok/s.
Aya Expanse 8B (8B parameters) requires approximately 8.9 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Aya Expanse 8B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On Radeon RX 6850M XT 12GB, Aya Expanse 8B achieves approximately 49.6 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 3905ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Aya Expanse 8B on Radeon RX 6850M XT 12GB receives a B grade with 49.6 tok/s and 8K context.
On Radeon RX 6850M XT 12GB, Aya Expanse 8B can safely use up to 8K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is 8K, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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Preview:
4.5 GB |
| Medium |
| C53 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 4.9 GB | Medium | C53 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 5.8 GB | High | C54 |
Q6_K | 6 | 6.6 GB | High | C54 |
Q8_0Best for your GPU | 8 | 8.6 GB | Very High | C53 |
F16 | 16 | 16.4 GB | Maximum | F0 |