Pixtral 12B needs ~13.9 GB VRAM. AMD Instinct MI100 32GB has 32.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~117 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
117.2 tok/s
TTFT
1652 ms
Safe context
131K
Memory
13.9 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 | 117.2 tok/s | 901 ms | 131K |
| Coding | A | Runs well | 117.2 tok/s | 1652 ms | 131K |
| Agentic Coding | A | Runs well | 117.2 tok/s | 2402 ms | 131K |
| Reasoning | A | Runs well | 117.2 tok/s | 1952 ms | 131K |
| RAG | A | Runs well | 117.2 tok/s | 3003 ms | 131K |
How Pixtral 12B (12B params) fits at each quantization level on AMD Instinct MI100 32GB (32.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 4.7 GB | Low | B67 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 5.9 GB | Low | B68 |
NVFP4 | 4 |
Copy-paste commands to run Pixtral 12B on your machine.
Run
ollama run pixtralYour hardware
| Model | Params | Grade | Decode | Capabilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.5B | S | 120.7 tok/s | ||
| 27B | S | 52.3 tok/s |
Yes, AMD Instinct MI100 32GB can run Pixtral 12B with a A grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 117.2 tok/s.
Pixtral 12B (12B parameters) requires approximately 13.9 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Pixtral 12B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On AMD Instinct MI100 32GB, Pixtral 12B achieves approximately 117.2 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 1652ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Pixtral 12B on AMD Instinct MI100 32GB receives a A grade with 117.2 tok/s and 131K context.
On AMD Instinct MI100 32GB, Pixtral 12B can safely use up to 131K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is 131K, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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Preview:
6.7 GB |
| Medium |
| B68 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 7.3 GB | Medium | B68 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 8.6 GB | High | B69 |
Q6_K | 6 | 9.8 GB | High | B69 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 12.8 GB | Very High | A71 |
F16Best for your GPU | 16 | 24.6 GB | Maximum | A72 |
| 27B | S | 32.6 tok/s |
| 35B | S | 101.4 tok/s |
| 30B | S | 124.8 tok/s |