~$2,499 MSRP
Codestral 21B Pruned i1 needs ~19.4 GB VRAM. Radeon AI PRO R9700 32GB has 32.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~30 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.
Select quantization to explore
Fit status
Runs well
Decode
29.5 tok/s
TTFT
6568 ms
Safe context
98K
Memory
19.4 GB / 32.0 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 | C | Runs well | 29.5 tok/s | 3582 ms | 98K |
| Coding | C | Runs well | 29.5 tok/s | 6568 ms | 98K |
| Agentic Coding | C | Runs well | 29.5 tok/s | 9553 ms | 98K |
| Reasoning | C | Runs well | 29.5 tok/s | 7762 ms | 98K |
| RAG | C | Runs well | 29.5 tok/s | 11942 ms | 98K |
How Codestral 21B Pruned i1 (21B params) fits at each quantization level on Radeon AI PRO R9700 32GB (32.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 8.2 GB | Low | C45 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 10.3 GB | Low | C46 |
NVFP4 | 4 |
Copy-paste commands to run Codestral 21B Pruned i1 on your machine.
Run
lms load hf-mradermacher--codestral-21b-pruned-i1-gguf && lms server startUpgrade options
~$2,499 MSRP
Raises estimated decode speed by about 246%.
Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.
~$10,000 MSRP
Yes, Radeon AI PRO R9700 32GB can run Codestral 21B Pruned i1 with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 29.5 tok/s.
Codestral 21B Pruned i1 (21B parameters) requires approximately 19.4 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Codestral 21B Pruned i1 is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On Radeon AI PRO R9700 32GB, Codestral 21B Pruned i1 achieves approximately 29.5 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 6568ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Codestral 21B Pruned i1 on Radeon AI PRO R9700 32GB receives a C grade with 29.5 tok/s and 98K context.
On Radeon AI PRO R9700 32GB, Codestral 21B Pruned i1 can safely use up to 98K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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Preview:
11.8 GB |
| Medium |
| C46 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 12.8 GB | Medium | C47 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 15.1 GB | High | C48 |
Q6_K | 6 | 17.2 GB | High | C49 |
Q8_0Best for your GPU | 8 | 22.5 GB | Very High | C48 |
F16 | 16 | 43.1 GB | Maximum | F0 |