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Can aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1 run on RTX 5070 Ti 16GB?

YES — With Q2_K

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Estimated from fit model

aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1 needs ~19.0 GB VRAM. RTX 5070 Ti 16GB has 16.0 GB. With Q2_K quantization, expect ~21 tok/s.

Runtime: OllamaCapacity: OffloadBandwidth: HighStack: BasicBottleneck: Host offload
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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.

aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1 at Q4_K_M needs 26.1 GB — too much for RTX 5070 Ti 16GB (16.0 GB). Runs at Q2_K (19.0 GB) with low quality.
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Q4_K_M (Medium quality) 26.1 GB, exceeds 16.0 GB available
26.1 GB required16.0 GB available
163% VRAM needed

10.1 GB over capacity — needs offload or smaller quantization

Fit status

Too heavy

Decode

8.3 tok/s

TTFT

23331 ms

Safe context

4K

Memory

26.1 GB / 16.0 GB

Offload

40%

Memory breakdown

Weights19.5 GB
KV Cache3.8 GB
Runtime1.2 GB
Headroom1.6 GB

See how fast it feels

With memory offload — actual speed may be lower
See how fast it feelsaya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1 on RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
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: 8.3 tok/s decode · 23.3s TTFT (warm) · 21 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 20% 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.

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 2.0 GB of extra host RAM just for the offloaded portion, before OS and other tools.

Performance by workload

WorkloadGradeFitDecodeTTFTContext
ChatFToo heavy9.7 tok/s10928 ms4K
CodingFToo heavy8.3 tok/s23331 ms4K
Agentic CodingFToo heavy6.3 tok/s44640 ms4K
ReasoningFToo heavy8.3 tok/s27573 ms4K
RAGFToo heavy6.3 tok/s55800 ms4K

Quantization options

How aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1 (32B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX 5070 Ti 16GB (16.0 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
12.5 GB
LowF0
Q3_K_S
3
15.7 GB
LowF0
NVFP4
4
17.9 GB
MediumF0
Q4_K_M
4
19.5 GB
MediumF0
Q5_K_M
5
23.0 GB
HighF0
Q6_K
6
26.2 GB
HighF0
Q8_0
8
34.2 GB
Very HighF0
F16
16
65.6 GB
MaximumF0

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1 on your machine.

Run

lms load hf-mradermacher--aya-expanse-32b-heretic-mpoa-i1-gguf && lms server start

Opciones de mejora

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Frequently asked questions

Can RTX 5070 Ti 16GB run aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1?

Yes, RTX 5070 Ti 16GB can run aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1 at Q2_K quantization (Very compromised (needs ~2 GB host RAM)). The recommended Q4_K_M requires 26.1 GB which exceeds available memory, but at Q2_K it needs only 19.0 GB. Expected decode speed: 21.0 tok/s.

How much VRAM does aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1 need?

aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1 (32B parameters) requires approximately 26.1 GB at Q4_K_M quantization. On RTX 5070 Ti 16GB, it fits at Q2_K using 19.0 GB.

What is the best quantization for aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1?

The recommended quantization is Q4_K_M, but on RTX 5070 Ti 16GB the best fitting quantization is Q2_K, which uses 19.0 GB.

What speed will aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1 run at on RTX 5070 Ti 16GB?

On RTX 5070 Ti 16GB, aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1 achieves approximately 21.0 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 9234ms using Q2_K quantization.

Can RTX 5070 Ti 16GB run aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1 for coding?

For coding workloads, aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1 on RTX 5070 Ti 16GB receives a F grade with 8.3 tok/s and 4K context.

What context window can aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1 use on RTX 5070 Ti 16GB?

On RTX 5070 Ti 16GB, aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1 can safely use up to 4K tokens of context at Q2_K quantization. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.

What should I upgrade first if aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1 feels slow on RTX 5070 Ti 16GB?

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.

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