~$1,999 MSRP
OpenChat 7B needs ~9.0 GB VRAM. RTX 4060 Ti 16GB has 16.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~53 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
52.9 tok/s
TTFT
3658 ms
Safe context
8K
Memory
9.0 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 | C | Runs well | 52.9 tok/s | 1995 ms | 8K |
| Coding | C | Runs well | 52.9 tok/s | 3658 ms | 8K |
| Agentic Coding | B | Runs well | 52.9 tok/s | 5320 ms | 8K |
| Reasoning | C | Runs well | 52.9 tok/s | 4323 ms | 8K |
| RAG | B | Runs well | 52.9 tok/s | 6650 ms | 8K |
Inference speed
Estimated decode speed (tokens/sec) for OpenChat 7B at Q4_K_M across popular GPUs and Apple Silicon, using the fastest local runtime per device. Fastest is RTX 5090 32GB at ~98 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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 GB | Q4_K_M | 98.0 | Fits | |
| 24 GB | Q4_K_M | 98.0 | Fits | |
| 16 GB | Q4_K_M | 98.0 | Fits | |
| 24 GB | Q4_K_M | 98.0 | Fits | |
RX 7900 XTX 24GB | 24 GB | Q4_K_M | 98.0 | Fits |
Mac Studio M3 Ultra 256GB | 256 GB | Q4_K_M | 98.0 | Fits |
Mac Studio M2 Ultra 128GB | 128 GB | Q4_K_M | 98.0 | Fits |
Mac Studio M1 Ultra 128GB | 128 GB | Q4_K_M | 98.0 | Fits |
| 12 GB | Q4_K_M | 95.2 | Fits | |
MacBook Pro M4 Max 128GB | 128 GB | Q4_K_M | 94.4 | Fits |
MacBook Pro M4 Max 64GB | 64 GB | Q4_K_M | 94.4 | Fits |
MacBook Pro M3 Max 64GB | 64 GB | Q4_K_M | 60.4 | Fits |
| 12 GB | Q4_K_M | 59.8 | Fits | |
MacBook Pro M1 Max 64GB | 64 GB | Q4_K_M | 55.4 | Fits |
MacBook Pro M4 Pro 48GB | 48 GB | Q4_K_M | 48.7 | Fits |
| 8 GB | Q4_K_M | 46.0 | Offloads |
Estimates for single-stream decoding at Q4_K_M; real tokens/sec varies with prompt length, context, batch size, and runtime build. Prompt processing (prefill) is faster than the decode figures shown here.
How OpenChat 7B (7B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX 4060 Ti 16GB (16.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 2.7 GB | Low | C49 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 3.4 GB | Low | C49 |
NVFP4 | 4 | 3.9 GB | Medium | C50 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 4.3 GB | Medium | C50 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 5.0 GB | High | C51 |
Q6_K | 6 | 5.7 GB | High | C51 |
Q8_0Best for your GPU | 8 | 7.5 GB | Very High | C53 |
F16 | 16 | 14.3 GB | Maximum | F0 |
Copy-paste commands to run OpenChat 7B on your machine.
Run
ollama run openchatUpgrade options
Yes, RTX 4060 Ti 16GB can run OpenChat 7B with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 52.9 tok/s.
OpenChat 7B (7B parameters) requires approximately 9.0 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for OpenChat 7B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On RTX 4060 Ti 16GB, OpenChat 7B achieves approximately 52.9 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 3658ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, OpenChat 7B on RTX 4060 Ti 16GB receives a C grade with 52.9 tok/s and 8K context.
On RTX 4060 Ti 16GB, OpenChat 7B 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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