Can cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B run on RX 9070 16GB?

YES — With NVFP4

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Estimated from fit model

cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B needs ~18.8 GB VRAM. RX 9070 16GB has 16.0 GB. With NVFP4 quantization, expect ~17 tok/s.

Runtime: llama.cppCapacity: OffloadBandwidth: MediumStack: StandardBottleneck: 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.

cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B at Q4_K_M needs 20.0 GB — too much for RX 9070 16GB (16.0 GB). Runs at NVFP4 (18.8 GB) with medium quality. 3 quantization levels fit.
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Q4_K_M (Medium quality) 20.0 GB, exceeds 16.0 GB available
20.0 GB required16.0 GB available
125% VRAM needed

4.0 GB over capacity — needs offload or smaller quantization

Fit status

Too heavy

Decode

13.2 tok/s

TTFT

14654 ms

Safe context

4K

Memory

20.0 GB / 16.0 GB

Offload

20%

Memory breakdown

Weights14.6 GB
KV Cache2.8 GB
Runtime0.9 GB
Headroom1.6 GB

See how fast it feels

With memory offload — actual speed may be lower
See how fast it feelscognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B on RX 9070 16GB
1st promptCold start — includes initialization
>Solve: If a train travels at 60 mph for 2.5 hours, how far does it go?
Let me work through this step by step. Given information: - Speed = 60 mph (miles per hour) - Time = 2.5 hours Formula: Distance = Speed x Time Calculation: Distance = 60 mph x 2.5 h = 150 miles The train travels 150 miles. Double-check: at 60 mph the train covers 60 miles each hour. In half an hour it covers 30 miles. So in 2.5 hours: 60 + 60 + 30 = 150 miles. Confirmed.
2nd promptWarm — model ready, no init overhead
>What if the train stops for 20 minutes halfway?
The stop doesn't change the total distance covered while moving, but it affects total trip time. Breakdown: - First half: 1.25 hours at 60 mph = 75 miles - Stop: 20 minutes (no distance) - Second half: 1.25 hours at 60 mph = 75 miles Total distance: 150 miles (same) Total time: 2.5 h + 0.33 h = 2.83 hours Average speed: 150 / 2.83 = 53 mph The distance stays the same but average speed drops to 53 mph because of the stop.
Estimated: 13.2 tok/s decode · 14.7s TTFT (warm) · 33 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 10% 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
ChatDVery compromised (needs ~2 GB host RAM)15.3 tok/s6886 ms4K
CodingFToo heavy13.2 tok/s14654 ms4K
Agentic CodingFToo heavy10.1 tok/s27895 ms4K
ReasoningFToo heavy13.2 tok/s17319 ms4K
RAGFToo heavy10.1 tok/s34869 ms4K

Quantization options

How cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B (24B params) fits at each quantization level on RX 9070 16GB (16.0 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
9.4 GB
LowC51
Q3_K_SBest for your GPU
3
11.8 GB
LowC51
NVFP4
4
13.4 GB
MediumF0
Q4_K_M
4
14.6 GB
MediumF0
Q5_K_M
5
17.3 GB
HighF0
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 cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B on your machine.

Run

lms load hf-bartowski--cognitivecomputations-dolphin3-0-r1-mistral-24b-gguf && lms server start

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Frequently asked questions

Can RX 9070 16GB run cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B?

Yes, RX 9070 16GB can run cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B at NVFP4 quantization (Very compromised (needs ~2 GB host RAM)). The recommended Q4_K_M requires 20.0 GB which exceeds available memory, but at NVFP4 it needs only 18.8 GB. Expected decode speed: 17.1 tok/s.

How much VRAM does cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B need?

cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B (24B parameters) requires approximately 20.0 GB at Q4_K_M quantization. On RX 9070 16GB, it fits at NVFP4 using 18.8 GB.

What is the best quantization for cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B?

The recommended quantization is Q4_K_M, but on RX 9070 16GB the best fitting quantization is NVFP4, which uses 18.8 GB.

What speed will cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B run at on RX 9070 16GB?

On RX 9070 16GB, cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B achieves approximately 17.1 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 11290ms using NVFP4 quantization.

Can RX 9070 16GB run cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B for coding?

For coding workloads, cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B on RX 9070 16GB receives a F grade with 13.2 tok/s and 4K context.

What context window can cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B use on RX 9070 16GB?

On RX 9070 16GB, cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B can safely use up to 4K tokens of context at NVFP4 quantization. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.

What should I upgrade first if cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B feels slow on RX 9070 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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