Gemma 2 9B needs ~16.6 GB VRAM. Radeon PRO W7900 DS 48GB has 48.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~98 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
Runs well
Decode
97.5 tok/s
TTFT
1986 ms
Safe context
8K
Memory
16.6 GB / 48.0 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 | 97.5 tok/s | 1083 ms | 8K |
| Coding | B | Runs well | 97.5 tok/s | 1986 ms | 8K |
| Agentic Coding | B | Runs well | 97.5 tok/s | 2888 ms | 8K |
| Reasoning | B | Runs well | 97.5 tok/s | 2347 ms | 8K |
| RAG | B | Runs well | 97.5 tok/s | 3610 ms | 8K |
How Gemma 2 9B (9B params) fits at each quantization level on Radeon PRO W7900 DS 48GB (48.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 3.5 GB | Low | B56 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 4.4 GB | Low | B56 |
NVFP4 | 4 |
Copy-paste commands to run Gemma 2 9B on your machine.
Run
ollama run gemma2Yes, Radeon PRO W7900 DS 48GB can run Gemma 2 9B with a B grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 97.5 tok/s.
Gemma 2 9B (9B parameters) requires approximately 16.6 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Gemma 2 9B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On Radeon PRO W7900 DS 48GB, Gemma 2 9B achieves approximately 97.5 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 1986ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Gemma 2 9B on Radeon PRO W7900 DS 48GB receives a B grade with 97.5 tok/s and 8K context.
On Radeon PRO W7900 DS 48GB, Gemma 2 9B 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:
5.0 GB |
| Medium |
| B56 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 5.5 GB | Medium | B56 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 6.5 GB | High | B56 |
Q6_K | 6 | 7.4 GB | High | B57 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 9.6 GB | Very High | B57 |
F16Best for your GPU | 16 | 18.5 GB | Maximum | B60 |