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Can Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 run on RTX A5500 24GB?

YES — Tight Fit

C51Usable
Estimated from fit model

Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 needs ~21.1 GB VRAM. RTX A5500 24GB has 24.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~41 tok/s.

Runtime: OllamaCapacity: TightBandwidth: MediumStack: BasicBottleneck: Balanced
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Operating mode

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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:

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Q4_K_M (Medium quality) — 21.1 GB, 40.9 tok/s, Tight fit
21.1 GB required24.0 GB available
88% VRAM used

Fit status

Tight fit

Decode

40.9 tok/s

TTFT

4731 ms

Safe context

33K

Memory

21.1 GB / 24.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights14.6 GB
KV Cache2.8 GB
Runtime1.2 GB
Headroom2.4 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsMistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 on RTX A5500 24GB
1st promptCold start — includes initialization
>What is local AI inference?
Local AI inference means running an AI language model directly on your own hardware — your laptop, desktop, or server — instead of sending requests to a remote cloud API. When you run inference locally the model weights are loaded into your GPU or unified memory. Each token you generate requires reading those weights from memory, so memory bandwidth is the main bottleneck for decode speed. Key benefits of running locally: - Full privacy: your prompts never leave your machine - No per-token cost or rate limits - Works offline once the model is downloaded - Latency depends only on your hardware
2nd promptWarm — model ready, no init overhead
>How much VRAM do I need?
It depends on the model size and quantization level. A rough rule of thumb: Model size Q4 (4-bit) Q8 (8-bit) FP16 7B params ~4.3 GB ~7.5 GB ~14 GB 13B params ~7.9 GB ~13.9 GB ~26 GB 70B params ~42.7 GB ~74.9 GB ~140 GB Most people use 4-bit quantization (Q4_K_M) which gives 90-95% of full quality at a fraction of the memory. A 24 GB GPU can comfortably run most 7B-13B models.
Estimated: 40.9 tok/s decode · 4.7s TTFT (warm) · 102 tok/s prefill

What limits this setup

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.

Best improvement path

Performance by workload

WorkloadGradeFitDecodeTTFTContext
ChatCRuns well40.9 tok/s2581 ms33K
CodingCTight fit40.9 tok/s4731 ms33K
Agentic CodingCRuns with offload40.9 tok/s6882 ms33K
ReasoningCTight fit40.9 tok/s5592 ms33K
RAGCRuns with offload40.9 tok/s8603 ms33K

Quantization options

How Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 (24B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX A5500 24GB (24.0 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
9.4 GB
LowC49
Q3_K_S
3
11.8 GB
LowC50
NVFP4
4
13.4 GB
MediumC50
Q4_K_M
4
14.6 GB
MediumC50
Q5_K_MBest for your GPU
5
17.3 GB
HighC50
Q6_K
6
19.7 GB
HighF0
Q8_0
8
25.7 GB
Very HighF0
F16
16
49.2 GB
MaximumF0

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 on your machine.

Run

lms load hf-maziyarpanahi--mistral-small-24b-instruct-2501-gguf && lms server start

Upgrade-Optionen

Hardware, die Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 gut ausführt

NVIDIARTX 5090 32GBGünstige Wahl
32 GB VRAM (+8)1792 GB/s (+1024)
B
Raises estimated decode speed by about 100%.82 tok/s Dekodierung

Raises estimated decode speed by about 100%.

Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.

ca. $1,999 MSRP

NVIDIARTX PRO 4500 Blackwell 32GBBestes Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis
32 GB VRAM (+8)896 GB/s (+128)
C
Raises estimated decode speed by about 26%.51.4 tok/s Dekodierung

Raises estimated decode speed by about 26%.

Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.

ca. $2,499 MSRP

NVIDIARTX 5000 Ada 32GBNVIDIA-Upgrade
32 GB VRAM (+8)
C
Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.31.5 tok/s Dekodierung

Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.

ca. $4,000 MSRP

Frequently asked questions

Can RTX A5500 24GB run Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501?

Yes, RTX A5500 24GB can run Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 with a C grade (Tight fit). Expected decode speed: 40.9 tok/s.

How much VRAM does Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 need?

Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 (24B parameters) requires approximately 21.1 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

What is the best quantization for Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501?

The recommended quantization for Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

What speed will Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 run at on RTX A5500 24GB?

On RTX A5500 24GB, Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 achieves approximately 40.9 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 4731ms using Q4_K_M quantization.

Can RTX A5500 24GB run Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 for coding?

For coding workloads, Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 on RTX A5500 24GB receives a C grade with 40.9 tok/s and 33K context.

What context window can Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 use on RTX A5500 24GB?

On RTX A5500 24GB, Mistral Small 24B Instruct 2501 can safely use up to 33K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.

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