baichuan inc Baichuan M2 32B needs ~25.3 GB but RTX 3070 Ti 8GB only has 8.0 GB. Try a smaller quantization or lighter model.
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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17.3 GB over capacity — needs offload or smaller quantization
Fit status
Too heavy
Decode
3.4 tok/s
TTFT
57552 ms
Safe context
4K
Memory
25.3 GB / 8.0 GB
Offload
70%
Usable VRAM is the main blocker for this model.
Not enough usable memory
The model needs 25.3 GB, but this setup only exposes 8.0 GB of usable VRAM.
Add more VRAM headroom
The first useful upgrade is more dedicated VRAM so you can fit the model without shrinking context or dropping to a much lower quant.
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat | F | Too heavy | 3.4 tok/s | 31392 ms | 4K |
| Coding | F | Too heavy | 3.4 tok/s | 57552 ms | 4K |
| Agentic Coding | F | Too heavy | 3.4 tok/s | 83712 ms | 4K |
| Reasoning | F | Too heavy | 3.4 tok/s | 68016 ms | 4K |
| RAG | F | Too heavy | 3.4 tok/s | 104639 ms | 4K |
How baichuan inc Baichuan M2 32B (32B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX 3070 Ti 8GB (8.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 12.5 GB | Low | F0 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 15.7 GB | Low | F0 |
NVFP4 | 4 |
Upgrade options
RTX 3090 24GBBest valueMakes the model fit on the accelerator instead of staying completely out of reach.
Raises estimated decode speed by about 482%.
~$1,499 MSRP
RTX 4090 24GBNVIDIA upgradeMakes the model fit on the accelerator instead of staying completely out of reach.
Raises estimated decode speed by about 582%.
~$1,599 MSRP
RTX 5090 32GBBudget pickMakes the model fit on the accelerator instead of staying completely out of reach.
Removes host-memory offload, which is usually the single biggest latency and throughput win.
~$1,999 MSRP
No, baichuan inc Baichuan M2 32B requires more memory than RTX 3070 Ti 8GB provides.
baichuan inc Baichuan M2 32B (32B parameters) requires approximately 25.3 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for baichuan inc Baichuan M2 32B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On RTX 3070 Ti 8GB, baichuan inc Baichuan M2 32B achieves approximately 3.4 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 57552ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, baichuan inc Baichuan M2 32B on RTX 3070 Ti 8GB receives a F grade with 3.4 tok/s and 4K context.
On RTX 3070 Ti 8GB, baichuan inc Baichuan M2 32B 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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Preview:
17.9 GB |
| Medium |
| F0 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 19.5 GB | Medium | F0 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 23.0 GB | High | F0 |
Q6_K | 6 | 26.2 GB | High | F0 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 34.2 GB | Very High | F0 |
F16 | 16 | 65.6 GB | Maximum | F0 |
Add more VRAM headroom. The first useful upgrade is more dedicated VRAM so you can fit the model without shrinking context or dropping to a much lower quant.
