CodeLlama 7B Instruct needs ~14.6 GB VRAM. RX 6800 16GB has 16.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~66 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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Fit status
Tight fit
Decode
65.9 tok/s
TTFT
2936 ms
Safe context
16K
Memory
14.6 GB / 16.0 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 | A | Runs well | 65.9 tok/s | 1601 ms | 16K |
| Coding | A | Tight fit | 65.9 tok/s | 2936 ms | 16K |
| Agentic Coding | F | Too heavy | 24.4 tok/s | 11555 ms | 16K |
| Reasoning | A | Tight fit | 65.9 tok/s | 3469 ms | 16K |
| RAG | F | Too heavy | 24.4 tok/s | 14443 ms | 16K |
How CodeLlama 7B Instruct (7B params) fits at each quantization level on RX 6800 16GB (16.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 2.7 GB | Low | A70 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 3.4 GB | Low | A71 |
NVFP4 | 4 |
Copy-paste commands to run CodeLlama 7B Instruct on your machine.
Run
lms load CodeLlama-7b-Instruct-hf && lms server startYour hardware
| Model | Params | Grade | Decode | Capabilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9B | S | 55.1 tok/s | ||
| 14B | S | 35.6 tok/s |
Yes, RX 6800 16GB can run CodeLlama 7B Instruct with a A grade (Tight fit). Expected decode speed: 65.9 tok/s.
CodeLlama 7B Instruct (7B parameters) requires approximately 14.6 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for CodeLlama 7B Instruct is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On RX 6800 16GB, CodeLlama 7B Instruct achieves approximately 65.9 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 2936ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, CodeLlama 7B Instruct on RX 6800 16GB receives a A grade with 65.9 tok/s and 16K context.
On RX 6800 16GB, CodeLlama 7B Instruct can safely use up to 16K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is 16K, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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Preview:
3.9 GB |
| Medium |
| A71 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 4.3 GB | Medium | A71 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 5.0 GB | High | A72 |
Q6_K | 6 | 5.7 GB | High | A73 |
Q8_0Best for your GPU | 8 | 7.5 GB | Very High | A75 |
F16 | 16 | 14.3 GB | Maximum | F0 |
| 8B | S | 62 tok/s |
| 14.7B | S | 33.8 tok/s |
| 21B | A | 32.6 tok/s |