Qwen 2.5 Coder 7B needs ~7.9 GB VRAM. NVIDIA T4 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.
Select quantization to explore
Fit status
Runs well
Decode
52.9 tok/s
TTFT
3661 ms
Safe context
131K
Memory
7.9 GB / 16.0 GB
This setup is broadly balanced for this model.
Older PCIe generation
PCIe 3.0 is workable, but it compounds the penalty when you offload heavily or try to scale across multiple cards.
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat | A | Runs well | 52.9 tok/s | 1997 ms | 131K |
| Coding | A | Runs well | 52.9 tok/s | 3661 ms | 131K |
| Agentic Coding | A | Runs well | 52.9 tok/s | 5325 ms | 131K |
| Reasoning | A | Runs well | 52.9 tok/s | 4326 ms | 131K |
| RAG | A | Runs well | 52.9 tok/s | 6656 ms | 131K |
How Qwen 2.5 Coder 7B (7B params) fits at each quantization level on NVIDIA T4 16GB (16.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 2.7 GB | Low | B67 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 3.4 GB | Low | B67 |
NVFP4 | 4 |
Copy-paste commands to run Qwen 2.5 Coder 7B on your machine.
Run
ollama run qwen2.5-coder:7bYour hardware
| Model | Params | Grade | Decode | Capabilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9B | S | 40.7 tok/s | ||
| 14B | S | 26.3 tok/s |
Yes, NVIDIA T4 16GB can run Qwen 2.5 Coder 7B with a A grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 52.9 tok/s.
Qwen 2.5 Coder 7B (7B parameters) requires approximately 7.9 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Qwen 2.5 Coder 7B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On NVIDIA T4 16GB, Qwen 2.5 Coder 7B achieves approximately 52.9 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 3661ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Qwen 2.5 Coder 7B on NVIDIA T4 16GB receives a A grade with 52.9 tok/s and 131K context.
On NVIDIA T4 16GB, Qwen 2.5 Coder 7B 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:
3.9 GB |
| Medium |
| B68 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 4.3 GB | Medium | B68 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 5.0 GB | High | B69 |
Q6_K | 6 | 5.7 GB | High | B69 |
Q8_0Best for your GPU | 8 | 7.5 GB | Very High | A71 |
F16 | 16 | 14.3 GB | Maximum | F0 |
| 8B | S | 45.8 tok/s |
| 14.7B | S | 24.9 tok/s |
| 21B | A | 22.3 tok/s |