Pixtral 12B needs ~15.8 GB VRAM. RTX 6000 Ada 48GB has 48.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~116 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
115.6 tok/s
TTFT
1675 ms
Safe context
131K
Memory
15.8 GB / 48.0 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 | 115.6 tok/s | 913 ms | 131K |
| Coding | A | Runs well | 115.6 tok/s | 1675 ms | 131K |
| Agentic Coding | A | Runs well | 115.6 tok/s | 2436 ms | 131K |
| Reasoning | A | Runs well | 115.6 tok/s | 1979 ms | 131K |
| RAG | A | Runs well | 107.5 tok/s | 3273 ms | 131K |
How Pixtral 12B (12B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX 6000 Ada 48GB (48.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 4.7 GB | Low | B65 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 5.9 GB | Low | B65 |
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 | 119 tok/s | ||
| 27B | S | 51.6 tok/s |
Yes, RTX 6000 Ada 48GB can run Pixtral 12B with a A grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 115.6 tok/s.
Pixtral 12B (12B parameters) requires approximately 15.8 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 RTX 6000 Ada 48GB, Pixtral 12B achieves approximately 115.6 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 1675ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Pixtral 12B on RTX 6000 Ada 48GB receives a A grade with 115.6 tok/s and 131K context.
On RTX 6000 Ada 48GB, 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 |
| B66 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 7.3 GB | Medium | B66 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 8.6 GB | High | B66 |
Q6_K | 6 | 9.8 GB | High | B66 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 12.8 GB | Very High | B67 |
F16Best for your GPU | 16 | 24.6 GB | Maximum | A71 |
| 27B | S | 51.8 tok/s |
| 35B | S | 100 tok/s |
| 30B | S | 123.1 tok/s |