Qwen3.5 122B A10B needs ~76.5 GB but RTX 3500 Ada Laptop 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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254.8 GB over capacity — needs offload or smaller quantization
Fit status
Too heavy
Decode
2.0 tok/s
TTFT
96800 ms
Safe context
4K
Memory
266.8 GB / 12.0 GB
Offload
100%
Usable VRAM is the main blocker for this model.
Not enough usable memory
The model needs 76.5 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 | 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 |
How Qwen3.5 122B A10B (122B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX 3500 Ada Laptop 12GB (12.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 47.6 GB | Low | F0 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 59.8 GB | Low | F0 |
NVFP4 | 4 |
Upgrade options
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition 96GBBudget 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.
~$9,999 MSRP
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition 96GBBest valueMakes 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.
~$9,999 MSRP
NVIDIA H20 96GBNVIDIA upgradeMakes 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.
~$12,000 MSRP
No, Qwen3.5 122B A10B requires more memory than RTX 3500 Ada Laptop 12GB provides.
Qwen3.5 122B A10B (122B parameters) requires approximately 76.5 GB of memory with Q3_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Qwen3.5 122B A10B is Q3_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On RTX 3500 Ada Laptop 12GB, Qwen3.5 122B A10B achieves approximately 2.0 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 96800ms using Q3_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Qwen3.5 122B A10B on RTX 3500 Ada Laptop 12GB receives a F grade with 2.0 tok/s and 4K context.
On RTX 3500 Ada Laptop 12GB, Qwen3.5 122B A10B 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:
68.3 GB |
| Medium |
| F0 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 74.4 GB | Medium | F0 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 87.8 GB | High | F0 |
Q6_K | 6 | 100.0 GB | High | F0 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 130.5 GB | Very High | F0 |
F16 | 16 | 250.1 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.
