NousResearch Hermes 4 14B needs ~13.0 GB VRAM. RTX 5080 16GB has 16.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~73 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
73.1 tok/s
TTFT
2650 ms
Safe context
45K
Memory
13.0 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 | B | Runs well | 73.1 tok/s | 1445 ms | 45K |
| Coding | B | Runs well | 73.1 tok/s | 2650 ms | 45K |
| Agentic Coding | C | Tight fit | 73.1 tok/s | 3854 ms | 45K |
| Reasoning | B | Runs well | 73.1 tok/s | 3131 ms | 45K |
| RAG | C | Tight fit | 73.1 tok/s | 4817 ms | 45K |
How NousResearch Hermes 4 14B (14B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX 5080 16GB (16.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 5.5 GB | Low | C49 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 6.9 GB | Low | C51 |
NVFP4 | 4 | 7.8 GB | Medium | C51 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 8.5 GB | Medium | C51 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 10.1 GB | High | C51 |
Q6_KBest for your GPU | 6 | 11.5 GB | High | C51 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 15.0 GB | Very High | F0 |
F16 | 16 | 28.7 GB | Maximum | F0 |
Copy-paste commands to run NousResearch Hermes 4 14B on your machine.
Run
lms load hf-bartowski--nousresearch-hermes-4-14b-gguf && lms server startYes, RTX 5080 16GB can run NousResearch Hermes 4 14B with a B grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 73.1 tok/s.
NousResearch Hermes 4 14B (14B parameters) requires approximately 13.0 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for NousResearch Hermes 4 14B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On RTX 5080 16GB, NousResearch Hermes 4 14B achieves approximately 73.1 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 2650ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, NousResearch Hermes 4 14B on RTX 5080 16GB receives a B grade with 73.1 tok/s and 45K context.
On RTX 5080 16GB, NousResearch Hermes 4 14B can safely use up to 45K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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