Can Yi Coder 9B run on GTX 1070 Ti 8GB?

Q: What should I upgrade first if Yi Coder 9B feels slow on GTX 1070 Ti 8GB?

Remove offload with more accelerator memory. Prioritize a GPU or unified-memory tier that fits the whole model natively. Removing offload usually helps more than small compute gains.

BARELY — Tight on Memory

C51Usable

Estimated from fit model

Yi Coder 9B needs ~8.7 GB VRAM. GTX 1070 Ti 8GB has 8.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~18 tok/s.

Runtime: llama.cppCapacity: OffloadBandwidth: LowStack: StandardBottleneck: Host offload

Operating mode

Choose the run profile you care about

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.

Capabilities:

Select quantization to explore

Q4_K_M (Medium quality) — 8.7 GB, 18.4 tok/s, Very compromised (needs ~0.4 GB host RAM)

8.7 GB required8.0 GB available

109% VRAM needed

0.7 GB over capacity — needs offload or smaller quantization

Fit status

Very compromised (needs ~0.4 GB host RAM)

Decode

18.4 tok/s

TTFT

10544 ms

Safe context

Memory

8.7 GB / 8.0 GB

Offload

10%

Memory breakdown

Weights5.5 GB

KV Cache1.5 GB

Runtime0.9 GB

Headroom0.8 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsYi Coder 9B on GTX 1070 Ti 8GB
1st promptCold start — includes initialization
>Write a Python function to sort a list
Here's a Python function that sorts a list using quicksort:

def quicksort(arr):
    if len(arr) <= 1:
        return arr
    pivot = arr[len(arr) // 2]
    left   = [x for x in arr if x < pivot]
    middle = [x for x in arr if x == pivot]
    right  = [x for x in arr if x > pivot]
    return quicksort(left) + middle + quicksort(right)

# Example usage
numbers = [3, 6, 8, 10, 1, 2, 1]
print(quicksort(numbers))  # [1, 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 10]

The algorithm picks a pivot, partitions the list into smaller, equal, and larger elements, then recursively sorts each partition and concatenates the results.
2nd promptWarm — model ready, no init overhead
>Now add type hints and a docstring
def quicksort(arr: list[int]) -> list[int]:
    """Sort a list using the quicksort algorithm.

    Args:
        arr: List of integers to sort.

    Returns:
        A new sorted list.
    """
    if len(arr) <= 1:
        return arr
    pivot = arr[len(arr) // 2]
    left   = [x for x in arr if x < pivot]
    middle = [x for x in arr if x == pivot]
    right  = [x for x in arr if x > pivot]
    return quicksort(left) + middle + quicksort(right)

Added type hints for the input and return type, plus a Google-style docstring.
Estimated: 18.4 tok/s decode · 10.5s TTFT (warm) · 46 tok/s prefill

What limits this setup

It fits through host-memory offload, and offload is the main reason performance drops.

CPU or host-memory offload is active

About 10% of the working set spills out of accelerator memory, which usually hurts latency and sustained decode throughput.

Very little memory headroom

You can run the model, but there is not much room left for longer context, bigger batches, extra apps, or future model updates.

Older PCIe generation

PCIe 3.0 is workable, but it compounds the penalty when you offload heavily or try to scale across multiple cards.

Best improvement path

Remove offload with more accelerator memory

Prioritize a GPU or unified-memory tier that fits the whole model natively. Removing offload usually helps more than small compute gains.

Buy headroom, not only minimum fit

A slightly larger memory tier gives you safer context growth and makes the recommendation more future-proof.

Increase host RAM if you keep offloading

This setup may need roughly 0.4 GB of extra host RAM just for the offloaded portion, before OS and other tools.

Performance by workload

Workload	Grade	Fit	Decode	TTFT	Context
Chat	B	Runs with offload	29.9 tok/s	3530 ms	9K
Coding	C	Very compromised (needs ~0.4 GB host RAM)	18.4 tok/s	10544 ms	9K
Agentic Coding	F	Too heavy	13.0 tok/s	21621 ms	9K
Reasoning	C	Very compromised (needs ~0.4 GB host RAM)	18.4 tok/s	12461 ms	9K
RAG	F	Too heavy	13.0 tok/s	27026 ms

Quantization options

How Yi Coder 9B (9B params) fits at each quantization level on GTX 1070 Ti 8GB (8.0 GB usable).

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	3.5 GB	Low	B66
Q3_K_S	3	4.4 GB	Low	B65
NVFP4Best for your GPU

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Yi Coder 9B on your machine.

Run

lms load Yi-Coder-9B-Chat && lms server start

Upgrade options

Hardware that runs Yi Coder 9B well

RTX 3060 12GBBudget pick

12 GB VRAM (+4)360 GB/s (+104)

Removes host-memory offload, which is usually the single biggest latency and throughput win.39.5 tok/s decode

Removes host-memory offload, which is usually the single biggest latency and throughput win.

Raises estimated decode speed by about 115%.

~$329 MSRP

RTX 5060 Ti 16GBBest value

16 GB VRAM (+8)448 GB/s (+192)

Removes host-memory offload, which is usually the single biggest latency and throughput win.55 tok/s decode

Removes host-memory offload, which is usually the single biggest latency and throughput win.

Raises estimated decode speed by about 199%.

~$449 MSRP

RTX 4060 Ti 16GBNVIDIA upgrade

16 GB VRAM (+8)288 GB/s (+32)

Removes host-memory offload, which is usually the single biggest latency and throughput win.38.3 tok/s decode

Removes host-memory offload, which is usually the single biggest latency and throughput win.

Raises estimated decode speed by about 108%.

~$499 MSRP

Frequently asked questions

Can GTX 1070 Ti 8GB run Yi Coder 9B?

Yes, GTX 1070 Ti 8GB can run Yi Coder 9B with a C grade (Very compromised (needs ~0.4 GB host RAM)). Expected decode speed: 18.4 tok/s.

How much VRAM does Yi Coder 9B need?

Yi Coder 9B (9B parameters) requires approximately 8.7 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

What is the best quantization for Yi Coder 9B?

The recommended quantization for Yi Coder 9B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

What speed will Yi Coder 9B run at on GTX 1070 Ti 8GB?

On GTX 1070 Ti 8GB, Yi Coder 9B achieves approximately 18.4 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 10544ms using Q4_K_M quantization.

Can GTX 1070 Ti 8GB run Yi Coder 9B for coding?

For coding workloads, Yi Coder 9B on GTX 1070 Ti 8GB receives a C grade with 18.4 tok/s and 9K context.

What context window can Yi Coder 9B use on GTX 1070 Ti 8GB?

On GTX 1070 Ti 8GB, Yi Coder 9B can safely use up to 9K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is 131K, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.

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