MacBook Pro M4 Max 48GBBudget pick
48 GB Unified (+16)
B
This setup is broadly balanced for this model.96.5 tok/s decode
~$2,499 MSRP
Falcon 7B Instruct needs ~8.5 GB VRAM. Radeon AI PRO R9700 32GB has 32.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~97 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
97.1 tok/s
TTFT
1993 ms
Safe context
8K
Memory
8.5 GB / 32.0 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 | 97.1 tok/s | 1087 ms | 8K |
| Coding | B | Runs well | 97.1 tok/s | 1993 ms | 8K |
| Agentic Coding | B | Runs well | 97.1 tok/s | 2899 ms | 8K |
| Reasoning | B | Runs well | 97.1 tok/s | 2355 ms | 8K |
| RAG | B | Runs well | 97.1 tok/s | 3623 ms | 8K |
How Falcon 7B Instruct (7B params) fits at each quantization level on Radeon AI PRO R9700 32GB (32.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 2.7 GB | Low | B59 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 3.4 GB | Low | B59 |
NVFP4 | 4 | 3.9 GB | Medium | B59 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 4.3 GB | Medium | B60 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 5.0 GB | High | B60 |
Q6_K | 6 | 5.7 GB | High | B60 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 7.5 GB | Very High | B61 |
F16Best for your GPU | 16 | 14.3 GB | Maximum | B64 |
Copy-paste commands to run Falcon 7B Instruct on your machine.
Run
lms load falcon-7b-instruct && lms server startUpgrade options
Yes, Radeon AI PRO R9700 32GB can run Falcon 7B Instruct with a B grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 97.1 tok/s.
Falcon 7B Instruct (7B parameters) requires approximately 8.5 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Falcon 7B Instruct is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On Radeon AI PRO R9700 32GB, Falcon 7B Instruct achieves approximately 97.1 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 1993ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Falcon 7B Instruct on Radeon AI PRO R9700 32GB receives a B grade with 97.1 tok/s and 8K context.
On Radeon AI PRO R9700 32GB, Falcon 7B Instruct 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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