Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.
ca. $6,999 MSRP
Yi Coder 1.5B needs ~14.8 GB VRAM. AMD Instinct MI250 128GB has 128.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~21 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
21.0 tok/s
TTFT
9219 ms
Safe context
10.3M
Memory
14.8 GB / 128.0 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 | D | Runs well | 21.0 tok/s | 5029 ms | 9.1M |
| Coding | D | Runs well | 21.0 tok/s | 9219 ms | 10.3M |
| Agentic Coding | D | Runs well | 21.0 tok/s | 13410 ms | 10.3M |
| Reasoning | D | Runs well | 21.0 tok/s | 10895 ms | 10.3M |
| RAG | D | Runs well | 21.0 tok/s | 16762 ms | 10.3M |
How Yi Coder 1.5B (1.5B params) fits at each quantization level on AMD Instinct MI250 128GB (128.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 0.6 GB | Low | D38 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 0.7 GB | Low | D38 |
NVFP4 | 4 | 0.8 GB | Medium | D38 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 0.9 GB | Medium | D38 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 1.1 GB | High | D38 |
Q6_K | 6 | 1.2 GB | High | D38 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 1.6 GB | Very High | D38 |
F16Best for your GPU | 16 | 3.1 GB | Maximum | D38 |
Copy-paste commands to run Yi Coder 1.5B on your machine.
Run
lms load hf-lmstudio-community--yi-coder-1-5b-gguf && lms server startUpgrade-Optionen
Yes, AMD Instinct MI250 128GB can run Yi Coder 1.5B with a D grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 21.0 tok/s.
Yi Coder 1.5B (1.5B parameters) requires approximately 14.8 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Yi Coder 1.5B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On AMD Instinct MI250 128GB, Yi Coder 1.5B achieves approximately 21.0 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 9219ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Yi Coder 1.5B on AMD Instinct MI250 128GB receives a D grade with 21.0 tok/s and 10.3M context.
On AMD Instinct MI250 128GB, Yi Coder 1.5B can safely use up to 10.3M tokens of context. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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