Nous Hermes 1.0 needs ~21.8 GB VRAM. Radeon Pro W6800 32GB has 32.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~52 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
52.2 tok/s
TTFT
3707 ms
Safe context
16K
Memory
21.8 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 | A | Runs well | 52.2 tok/s | 2022 ms | 16K |
| Coding | A | Runs well | 52.2 tok/s | 3707 ms | 16K |
| Agentic Coding | B | Runs with offload (needs ~0.3 GB host RAM) | 34.5 tok/s | 8170 ms | 16K |
| Reasoning | A | Runs well | 52.2 tok/s | 4381 ms | 16K |
| RAG | B | Runs with offload (needs ~0.3 GB host RAM) | 34.5 tok/s | 10212 ms |
How Nous Hermes 1.0 (9B params) fits at each quantization level on Radeon Pro W6800 32GB (32.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 3.5 GB | Low | B64 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 4.4 GB | Low | B64 |
NVFP4 | 4 |
Copy-paste commands to run Nous Hermes 1.0 on your machine.
Run
lms load Nous-Hermes-1.0 && lms server startYour hardware
| Model | Params | Grade | Decode | Capabilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.5B | S | 43.4 tok/s | ||
| 27B | S | 18.8 tok/s |
Yes, Radeon Pro W6800 32GB can run Nous Hermes 1.0 with a A grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 52.2 tok/s.
Nous Hermes 1.0 (9B parameters) requires approximately 21.8 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Nous Hermes 1.0 is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On Radeon Pro W6800 32GB, Nous Hermes 1.0 achieves approximately 52.2 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 3707ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Nous Hermes 1.0 on Radeon Pro W6800 32GB receives a A grade with 52.2 tok/s and 16K context.
On Radeon Pro W6800 32GB, Nous Hermes 1.0 can safely use up to 16K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is 16K, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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Preview:
| 16K |
5.0 GB |
| Medium |
| B64 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 5.5 GB | Medium | B64 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 6.5 GB | High | B65 |
Q6_K | 6 | 7.4 GB | High | B65 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 9.6 GB | Very High | B66 |
F16Best for your GPU | 16 | 18.5 GB | Maximum | B70 |
| 27B | S | 14.3 tok/s |
| 35B | S | 36.4 tok/s |
| 30B | S | 44.8 tok/s |