Yi 1.5 6B needs ~6.7 GB VRAM. Radeon RX 7800M 12GB has 12.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~76 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
75.7 tok/s
TTFT
2556 ms
Safe context
4K
Memory
6.7 GB / 12.0 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 | 75.7 tok/s | 1394 ms | 4K |
| Coding | C | Runs well | 75.7 tok/s | 2556 ms | 4K |
| Agentic Coding | C | Runs well | 75.7 tok/s | 3718 ms | 4K |
| Reasoning | C | Runs well | 75.7 tok/s | 3021 ms | 4K |
| RAG | C | Runs well | 75.7 tok/s | 4648 ms | 4K |
How Yi 1.5 6B (6B params) fits at each quantization level on Radeon RX 7800M 12GB (12.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 2.3 GB | Low | C48 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 2.9 GB | Low | C49 |
NVFP4 | 4 |
Copy-paste commands to run Yi 1.5 6B on your machine.
Run
lms load Yi-1.5-6B-Chat && lms server startYes, Radeon RX 7800M 12GB can run Yi 1.5 6B with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 75.7 tok/s.
Yi 1.5 6B (6B parameters) requires approximately 6.7 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Yi 1.5 6B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On Radeon RX 7800M 12GB, Yi 1.5 6B achieves approximately 75.7 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 2556ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Yi 1.5 6B on Radeon RX 7800M 12GB receives a C grade with 75.7 tok/s and 4K context.
On Radeon RX 7800M 12GB, Yi 1.5 6B can safely use up to 4K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is 4K, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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Preview:
3.4 GB |
| Medium |
| C50 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 3.7 GB | Medium | C50 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 4.3 GB | High | C51 |
Q6_K | 6 | 4.9 GB | High | C52 |
Q8_0Best for your GPU | 8 | 6.4 GB | Very High | C52 |
F16 | 16 | 12.3 GB | Maximum | F0 |