aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1 needs ~25.7 GB but RTX 4070 Super 12GB only has 12.0 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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13.7 GB over capacity — needs offload or smaller quantization
Fit status
Too heavy
Decode
3.0 tok/s
TTFT
64353 ms
Safe context
4K
Memory
25.7 GB / 12.0 GB
Offload
50%
Usable VRAM is the main blocker for this model.
Not enough usable memory
The model needs 25.7 GB, but this setup only exposes 12.0 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 | 3.5 tok/s | 29922 ms | 4K |
| Coding | F | Too heavy | 3.0 tok/s | 64353 ms | 4K |
| Agentic Coding | F | Too heavy | 3.0 tok/s | 94428 ms | 4K |
| Reasoning | F | Too heavy | 3.0 tok/s | 76053 ms | 4K |
| RAG | F | Too heavy | 3.0 tok/s | 118035 ms | 4K |
How aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1 (32B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX 4070 Super 12GB (12.0 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 560%.
~$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 673%.
~$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, aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1 requires more memory than RTX 4070 Super 12GB provides.
aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1 (32B parameters) requires approximately 25.7 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1 is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On RTX 4070 Super 12GB, aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1 achieves approximately 3.0 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 64353ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1 on RTX 4070 Super 12GB receives a F grade with 3.0 tok/s and 4K context.
On RTX 4070 Super 12GB, aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1 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.
