Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 needs ~8.7 GB VRAM. RX 7800 XT 16GB has 16.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~91 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
97.4 tok/s
TTFT
1988 ms
Safe context
8K
Memory
8.7 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 | 97.4 tok/s | 1084 ms | 8K |
| Coding | B | Runs well | 90.6 tok/s | 2137 ms | 8K |
| Agentic Coding | B | Runs well | 97.4 tok/s | 2891 ms | 8K |
| Reasoning | B | Runs well | 97.4 tok/s | 2349 ms | 8K |
| RAG | B | Runs well | 97.4 tok/s | 3614 ms | 8K |
How Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 (7B params) fits at each quantization level on RX 7800 XT 16GB (16.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 2.7 GB | Low | B59 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 3.4 GB | Low | B60 |
NVFP4 | 4 |
Copy-paste commands to run Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 on your machine.
Run
lms load Mistral-7B-Instruct-v0.3 && lms server startYes, RX 7800 XT 16GB can run Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 with a B grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 90.6 tok/s.
Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 (7B parameters) requires approximately 8.7 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On RX 7800 XT 16GB, Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 achieves approximately 90.6 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 2137ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 on RX 7800 XT 16GB receives a B grade with 90.6 tok/s and 8K context.
On RX 7800 XT 16GB, Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 can safely use up to 8K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is 8K, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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Preview:
3.9 GB |
| Medium |
| B60 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 4.3 GB | Medium | B60 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 5.0 GB | High | B61 |
Q6_K | 6 | 5.7 GB | High | B62 |
Q8_0Best for your GPU | 8 | 7.5 GB | Very High | B64 |
F16 | 16 | 14.3 GB | Maximum | F0 |