Can Solar Open 69B REAP i1 run on RTX 4500 Ada 24GB?

Q: What should I upgrade first if Solar Open 69B REAP i1 feels slow on RTX 4500 Ada 24GB?

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.

NO — Won't Fit

F0Won't run

Estimated from fit model

Solar Open 69B REAP i1 needs ~53.8 GB but RTX 4500 Ada 24GB only has 24.0 GB. Try a smaller quantization or lighter model.

Runtime: OllamaCapacity: No fitBandwidth: LowStack: BasicBottleneck: Memory capacity

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) — 53.8 GB, exceeds 24.0 GB available

53.8 GB required24.0 GB available

224% VRAM needed

29.8 GB over capacity — needs offload or smaller quantization

Fit status

Too heavy

Decode

2.0 tok/s

TTFT

96800 ms

Safe context

Memory

53.8 GB / 24.0 GB

Offload

60%

Memory breakdown

Weights42.1 GB

KV Cache8.1 GB

Runtime1.2 GB

Headroom2.4 GB

See how fast it feels

With memory offload — actual speed may be lower

See how fast it feelsSolar Open 69B REAP i1 on RTX 4500 Ada 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: 2.0 tok/s decode · 96.8s TTFT (warm) · 5 tok/s prefill

What limits this setup

Usable VRAM is the main blocker for this model.

Not enough usable memory

The model needs 53.8 GB, but this setup only exposes 24.0 GB of usable VRAM.

Best improvement path

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.

Performance by workload

Workload	Grade	Fit	Decode	TTFT	Context
Chat	F	Too heavy	2.0 tok/s	52800 ms	4K
Coding	F	Too heavy	2.0 tok/s	96800 ms	4K
Agentic Coding	F	Too heavy	2.0 tok/s	140800 ms	4K
Reasoning	F	Too heavy	2.0 tok/s	114400 ms	4K
RAG	F	Too heavy	2.0 tok/s	176000 ms	4K

Inference speed

Solar Open 69B REAP i1 inference speed — tokens per second by GPU & Mac

Estimated decode speed (tokens/sec) for Solar Open 69B REAP i1 at Q4_K_M across popular GPUs and Apple Silicon, including multi-GPU rigs, using the fastest local runtime per device. Fastest is 2× RX 7900 XTX 24GB at ~15 tok/s. Speed is memory-bandwidth bound, so cards that fit the whole model in VRAM run far faster than ones that offload to system RAM.

GPU / Mac	Memory	Quant	Speed (tok/s)	Fits?
2× RX 7900 XTX 24GB	48 GB	Q4_K_M	15.2	Heavy offload

Quantization options

How Solar Open 69B REAP i1 (69B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX 4500 Ada 24GB (24.0 GB usable).

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	26.9 GB	Low	F0
Q3_K_S	3	33.8 GB	Low	F0
NVFP4	4

Upgrade options

Hardware that runs Solar Open 69B REAP i1 well

RTX A6000 48GBBest value

48 GB VRAM (+24)768 GB/s (+336)

Makes the model fit on the accelerator instead of staying completely out of reach.7.5 tok/s decode

Makes the model fit on the accelerator instead of staying completely out of reach.

Raises estimated decode speed by about 275%.

~$4,650 MSRP

RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 48GBNVIDIA upgrade

48 GB VRAM (+24)1344 GB/s (+912)

Makes the model fit on the accelerator instead of staying completely out of reach.14.9 tok/s decode

Makes the model fit on the accelerator instead of staying completely out of reach.

Raises estimated decode speed by about 645%.

~$4,999 MSRP

NVIDIA A16 64GBBudget pick

64 GB VRAM (+40)600 GB/s (+168)

Makes the model fit on the accelerator instead of staying completely out of reach.11.1 tok/s decode

Makes 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.

~$6,500 MSRP

NVIDIA H100 80GBBiggest leap

80 GB VRAM (+56)3350 GB/s (+2918)

Makes the model fit on the accelerator instead of staying completely out of reach.66.9 tok/s decode

Makes 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.

~$40,000 MSRP

Frequently asked questions

Can RTX 4500 Ada 24GB run Solar Open 69B REAP i1?

No, Solar Open 69B REAP i1 requires more memory than RTX 4500 Ada 24GB provides.

How much VRAM does Solar Open 69B REAP i1 need?

Solar Open 69B REAP i1 (69B parameters) requires approximately 53.8 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

What is the best quantization for Solar Open 69B REAP i1?

The recommended quantization for Solar Open 69B REAP i1 is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

What speed will Solar Open 69B REAP i1 run at on RTX 4500 Ada 24GB?

On RTX 4500 Ada 24GB, Solar Open 69B REAP i1 achieves approximately 2.0 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 96800ms using Q4_K_M quantization.

Can RTX 4500 Ada 24GB run Solar Open 69B REAP i1 for coding?

For coding workloads, Solar Open 69B REAP i1 on RTX 4500 Ada 24GB receives a F grade with 2.0 tok/s and 4K context.

What context window can Solar Open 69B REAP i1 use on RTX 4500 Ada 24GB?

On RTX 4500 Ada 24GB, Solar Open 69B REAP i1 can safely use up to 4K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.

What should I upgrade first if Solar Open 69B REAP i1 feels slow on RTX 4500 Ada 24GB?

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