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Can Yi 1.5 9B Chat run on NVIDIA A16 64GB?

YES — Runs Great

C46Usable
Estimated from fit model

Yi 1.5 9B Chat needs ~14.1 GB VRAM. NVIDIA A16 64GB has 64.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~85 tok/s.

Runtime: OllamaCapacity: RoomyBandwidth: 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) 14.1 GB, 85.2 tok/s, Runs well
14.1 GB required64.0 GB available
22% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

85.2 tok/s

TTFT

2271 ms

Safe context

772K

Memory

14.1 GB / 64.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights5.5 GB
KV Cache1.1 GB
Runtime1.2 GB
Headroom6.4 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsYi 1.5 9B Chat on NVIDIA A16 64GB
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: 85.2 tok/s decode · 2.3s TTFT (warm) · 213 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 well85.2 tok/s1239 ms772K
CodingCRuns well85.2 tok/s2271 ms772K
Agentic CodingCRuns well85.2 tok/s3303 ms772K
ReasoningCRuns well85.2 tok/s2684 ms772K
RAGCRuns well85.2 tok/s4129 ms772K

Quantization options

How Yi 1.5 9B Chat (9B params) fits at each quantization level on NVIDIA A16 64GB (64.0 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
3.5 GB
LowC40
Q3_K_S
3
4.4 GB
LowC40
NVFP4
4
5.0 GB
MediumC40
Q4_K_M
4
5.5 GB
MediumC40
Q5_K_M
5
6.5 GB
HighC41
Q6_K
6
7.4 GB
HighC41
Q8_0
8
9.6 GB
Very HighC41
F16Best for your GPU
16
18.5 GB
MaximumC43

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Yi 1.5 9B Chat on your machine.

Run

lms load hf-bartowski--yi-1-5-9b-chat-gguf && lms server start

Opciones de mejora

Hardware que ejecuta bien Yi 1.5 9B Chat

Frequently asked questions

Can NVIDIA A16 64GB run Yi 1.5 9B Chat?

Yes, NVIDIA A16 64GB can run Yi 1.5 9B Chat with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 85.2 tok/s.

How much VRAM does Yi 1.5 9B Chat need?

Yi 1.5 9B Chat (9B parameters) requires approximately 14.1 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

What is the best quantization for Yi 1.5 9B Chat?

The recommended quantization for Yi 1.5 9B Chat is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

What speed will Yi 1.5 9B Chat run at on NVIDIA A16 64GB?

On NVIDIA A16 64GB, Yi 1.5 9B Chat achieves approximately 85.2 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 2271ms using Q4_K_M quantization.

Can NVIDIA A16 64GB run Yi 1.5 9B Chat for coding?

For coding workloads, Yi 1.5 9B Chat on NVIDIA A16 64GB receives a C grade with 85.2 tok/s and 772K context.

What context window can Yi 1.5 9B Chat use on NVIDIA A16 64GB?

On NVIDIA A16 64GB, Yi 1.5 9B Chat can safely use up to 772K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.

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