Can Baichuan M2 32B Q4 K M run on RTX 3090 Ti 24GB?

Q: What should I upgrade first if Baichuan M2 32B Q4 K M feels slow on RTX 3090 Ti 24GB?

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.

BARELY — Tight on Memory

D39Poor

Estimated from fit model

Baichuan M2 32B Q4 K M needs ~26.9 GB VRAM. RTX 3090 Ti 24GB has 24.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~22 tok/s.

Runtime: OllamaCapacity: OffloadBandwidth: HighStack: BasicBottleneck: Host offload

Operating mode

Choose the run profile you care about

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.

Capabilities:

Select quantization to explore

Q4_K_M (Medium quality) — 26.9 GB, 21.7 tok/s, Very compromised (needs ~2.1 GB host RAM)

26.9 GB required24.0 GB available

112% VRAM needed

2.9 GB over capacity — needs offload or smaller quantization

Fit status

Very compromised (needs ~2.1 GB host RAM)

Decode

21.7 tok/s

TTFT

8930 ms

Safe context

Memory

26.9 GB / 24.0 GB

Offload

10%

Memory breakdown

Weights19.5 GB

KV Cache3.8 GB

Runtime1.2 GB

Headroom2.4 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsBaichuan M2 32B Q4 K M on RTX 3090 Ti 24GB
1st promptCold start — includes initialization
>What is local AI inference?
Local AI inference means running an AI language model directly on your own hardware — your laptop, desktop, or server — instead of sending requests to a remote cloud API.

When you run inference locally the model weights are loaded into your GPU or unified memory. Each token you generate requires reading those weights from memory, so memory bandwidth is the main bottleneck for decode speed.

Key benefits of running locally:
  - Full privacy: your prompts never leave your machine
  - No per-token cost or rate limits
  - Works offline once the model is downloaded
  - Latency depends only on your hardware
2nd promptWarm — model ready, no init overhead
>How much VRAM do I need?
It depends on the model size and quantization level. A rough rule of thumb:

  Model size     Q4 (4-bit)    Q8 (8-bit)    FP16
  7B params      ~4.3 GB       ~7.5 GB       ~14 GB
  13B params     ~7.9 GB       ~13.9 GB      ~26 GB
  70B params     ~42.7 GB      ~74.9 GB      ~140 GB

Most people use 4-bit quantization (Q4_K_M) which gives 90-95% of full quality at a fraction of the memory. A 24 GB GPU can comfortably run most 7B-13B models.
Estimated: 21.7 tok/s decode · 8.9s TTFT (warm) · 54 tok/s prefill

What limits this setup

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.

Best improvement path

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.

Buy headroom, not only minimum fit

A slightly larger memory tier gives you safer context growth and makes the recommendation more future-proof.

Increase host RAM if you keep offloading

This setup may need roughly {ram} GB of extra host RAM just for the offloaded portion, before OS and other tools.

Performance by workload

Workload	Grade	Fit	Decode	TTFT	Context
Chat	C	Runs with offload (needs ~0.8 GB host RAM)	25.2 tok/s	4183 ms	4K
Coding	D	Very compromised	21.7 tok/s	8930 ms	4K
Agentic Coding	F	Too heavy	16.5 tok/s	17101 ms	4K
Reasoning	D	Very compromised (needs ~2.1 GB host RAM)	21.7 tok/s	10554 ms	4K
RAG	F	Too heavy	16.5 tok/s	21377 ms

Quantization options

How Baichuan M2 32B Q4 K M (32B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX 3090 Ti 24GB (24.0 GB usable).

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	12.5 GB	Low	C50
Q3_K_S	3	15.7 GB	Low	C49
NVFP4Best for your GPU

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Baichuan M2 32B Q4 K M on your machine.

Run

lms load hf-baichuan-inc--baichuan-m2-32b-q4-k-m-gguf && lms server start

Upgrade options

Hardware that runs Baichuan M2 32B Q4 K M well

RTX 5090 32GBBudget pick

32 GB VRAM (+8)1792 GB/s (+784)

Removes host-memory offload, which is usually the single biggest latency and throughput win.61.5 tok/s decode

Removes host-memory offload, which is usually the single biggest latency and throughput win.

Raises estimated decode speed by about 183%.

~$1,999 MSRP

RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell 32GBBest value

32 GB VRAM (+8)

Removes host-memory offload, which is usually the single biggest latency and throughput win.38.6 tok/s decode

Removes host-memory offload, which is usually the single biggest latency and throughput win.

Raises estimated decode speed by about 78%.

~$2,499 MSRP

RTX 5000 Ada 32GBNVIDIA upgrade

32 GB VRAM (+8)

Removes host-memory offload, which is usually the single biggest latency and throughput win.23.6 tok/s decode

Removes host-memory offload, which is usually the single biggest latency and throughput win.

Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.

~$4,000 MSRP

Frequently asked questions

Can RTX 3090 Ti 24GB run Baichuan M2 32B Q4 K M?

Yes, RTX 3090 Ti 24GB can run Baichuan M2 32B Q4 K M with a D grade (Very compromised). Expected decode speed: 21.7 tok/s.

How much VRAM does Baichuan M2 32B Q4 K M need?

Baichuan M2 32B Q4 K M (32B parameters) requires approximately 26.9 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

What is the best quantization for Baichuan M2 32B Q4 K M?

The recommended quantization for Baichuan M2 32B Q4 K M is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

What speed will Baichuan M2 32B Q4 K M run at on RTX 3090 Ti 24GB?

On RTX 3090 Ti 24GB, Baichuan M2 32B Q4 K M achieves approximately 21.7 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 8930ms using Q4_K_M quantization.

Can RTX 3090 Ti 24GB run Baichuan M2 32B Q4 K M for coding?

For coding workloads, Baichuan M2 32B Q4 K M on RTX 3090 Ti 24GB receives a D grade with 21.7 tok/s and 4K context.

What context window can Baichuan M2 32B Q4 K M use on RTX 3090 Ti 24GB?

On RTX 3090 Ti 24GB, Baichuan M2 32B Q4 K M can safely use up to 4K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.

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