Mistral Nemo 12B needs ~12.3 GB VRAM. RX 6950 XT 16GB has 16.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~49 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
49.1 tok/s
TTFT
3946 ms
Safe context
41K
Memory
12.3 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 | 49.1 tok/s | 2152 ms | 41K |
| Coding | B | Runs well | 49.1 tok/s | 3946 ms | 41K |
| Agentic Coding | B | Tight fit | 49.1 tok/s | 5740 ms | 41K |
| Reasoning | B | Runs well | 49.1 tok/s | 4663 ms | 41K |
| RAG | B | Tight fit | 49.1 tok/s | 7175 ms | 41K |
How Mistral Nemo 12B (12B params) fits at each quantization level on RX 6950 XT 16GB (16.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 4.7 GB | Low | B61 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 5.9 GB | Low | B62 |
NVFP4 | 4 |
Copy-paste commands to run Mistral Nemo 12B on your machine.
Run
ollama run mistral-nemoYes, RX 6950 XT 16GB can run Mistral Nemo 12B with a B grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 49.1 tok/s.
Mistral Nemo 12B (12B parameters) requires approximately 12.3 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Mistral Nemo 12B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On RX 6950 XT 16GB, Mistral Nemo 12B achieves approximately 49.1 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 3946ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Mistral Nemo 12B on RX 6950 XT 16GB receives a B grade with 49.1 tok/s and 41K context.
On RX 6950 XT 16GB, Mistral Nemo 12B can safely use up to 41K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is 128K, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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Preview:
6.7 GB |
| Medium |
| B63 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 7.3 GB | Medium | B63 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 8.6 GB | High | B64 |
Q6_KBest for your GPU | 6 | 9.8 GB | High | B63 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 12.8 GB | Very High | F0 |
F16 | 16 | 24.6 GB | Maximum | F0 |