Yi Coder 9B needs ~9.5 GB VRAM. RX 6800 16GB has 16.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~56 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
55.8 tok/s
TTFT
3471 ms
Safe context
87K
Memory
9.5 GB / 16.0 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 | B | Runs well | 55.8 tok/s | 1893 ms | 87K |
| Coding | B | Runs well | 55.8 tok/s | 3471 ms | 87K |
| Agentic Coding | B | Runs well | 55.8 tok/s | 5048 ms | 87K |
| Reasoning | B | Runs well | 55.8 tok/s | 4102 ms | 87K |
| RAG | B | Runs well | 55.8 tok/s | 6310 ms | 87K |
How Yi Coder 9B (9B params) fits at each quantization level on RX 6800 16GB (16.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 3.5 GB | Low | B60 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 4.4 GB | Low | B60 |
NVFP4 | 4 |
Copy-paste commands to run Yi Coder 9B on your machine.
Run
lms load Yi-Coder-9B-Chat && lms server startYes, RX 6800 16GB can run Yi Coder 9B with a B grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 55.8 tok/s.
Yi Coder 9B (9B parameters) requires approximately 9.5 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Yi Coder 9B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On RX 6800 16GB, Yi Coder 9B achieves approximately 55.8 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 3471ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Yi Coder 9B on RX 6800 16GB receives a B grade with 55.8 tok/s and 87K context.
On RX 6800 16GB, Yi Coder 9B can safely use up to 87K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is 131K, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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Preview:
| Medium |
| B61 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 5.5 GB | Medium | B61 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 6.5 GB | High | B62 |
Q6_K | 6 | 7.4 GB | High | B63 |
Q8_0Best for your GPU | 8 | 9.6 GB | Very High | B63 |
F16 | 16 | 18.5 GB | Maximum | F0 |