~$2,499 MSRP
Yi 1.5 9B needs ~11.1 GB VRAM. Radeon AI PRO R9700 32GB has 32.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~69 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
74.8 tok/s
TTFT
2588 ms
Safe context
4K
Memory
11.1 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 | C | Runs well | 74.8 tok/s | 1412 ms | 4K |
| Coding | C | Runs well | 68.8 tok/s | 2815 ms | 4K |
| Agentic Coding | C | Runs well | 74.8 tok/s | 3765 ms | 4K |
| Reasoning | C | Runs well | 74.8 tok/s | 3059 ms | 4K |
| RAG | C | Runs well | 74.8 tok/s | 4706 ms | 4K |
How Yi 1.5 9B (9B params) fits at each quantization level on Radeon AI PRO R9700 32GB (32.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 3.5 GB | Low | C48 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 4.4 GB | Low | C48 |
NVFP4 | 4 |
Copy-paste commands to run Yi 1.5 9B on your machine.
Run
lms load Yi-1.5-9B-Chat && lms server startUpgrade options
~$2,499 MSRP
Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.
~$3,999 MSRP
Yes, Radeon AI PRO R9700 32GB can run Yi 1.5 9B with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 68.8 tok/s.
Yi 1.5 9B (9B parameters) requires approximately 11.1 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Yi 1.5 9B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On Radeon AI PRO R9700 32GB, Yi 1.5 9B achieves approximately 68.8 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 2815ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Yi 1.5 9B on Radeon AI PRO R9700 32GB receives a C grade with 68.8 tok/s and 4K context.
On Radeon AI PRO R9700 32GB, Yi 1.5 9B 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:
| Medium |
| C48 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 5.5 GB | Medium | C48 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 6.5 GB | High | C49 |
Q6_K | 6 | 7.4 GB | High | C49 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 9.6 GB | Very High | C50 |
F16Best for your GPU | 16 | 18.5 GB | Maximum | C54 |