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Can Yi 1.5 9B Chat run on NVIDIA H100 80GB?
YES — Runs Great
Yi 1.5 9B Chat needs ~15.7 GB VRAM. NVIDIA H100 80GB has 80.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~126 tok/s.
Operating mode
Choose the run profile you care about
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.
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Fit status
Runs well
Decode
126.0 tok/s
TTFT
1537 ms
Safe context
991K
Memory
15.7 GB / 80.0 GB
Memory breakdown
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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
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat | C | Runs well | 126.0 tok/s | 838 ms | 991K |
| Coding | C | Runs well | 126.0 tok/s | 1537 ms | 991K |
| Agentic Coding | C | Runs well | 126.0 tok/s | 2235 ms | 991K |
| Reasoning | C | Runs well | 126.0 tok/s | 1816 ms | 991K |
| RAG | C | Runs well | 126.0 tok/s | 2794 ms | 991K |
Inference speed
Yi 1.5 9B Chat inference speed — tokens per second by GPU & Mac
Estimated decode speed (tokens/sec) for Yi 1.5 9B Chat at Q4_K_M across popular GPUs and Apple Silicon, using the fastest local runtime per device. Fastest is RTX 5090 32GB at ~126 tok/s. Speed is memory-bandwidth bound, so cards that fit the whole model in VRAM run far faster than ones that offload to system RAM.
| GPU / Mac | Memory | Quant | Speed (tok/s) | Fits? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 GB | Q4_K_M | 126.0 | Fits | |
| 24 GB | Q4_K_M | 126.0 | Fits | |
RX 7900 XTX 24GB | 24 GB | Q4_K_M | 125.9 | Fits |
| 24 GB | Q4_K_M | 119.3 | Fits | |
| 16 GB | Q4_K_M | 111.3 | Fits | |
Mac Studio M3 Ultra 256GB | 256 GB | Q4_K_M | 101.4 | Fits |
Mac Studio M2 Ultra 128GB | 128 GB | Q4_K_M | 84.5 | Fits |
Mac Studio M1 Ultra 128GB | 128 GB | Q4_K_M | 80.1 | Fits |
| 12 GB | Q4_K_M | 68.9 | Fits | |
MacBook Pro M4 Max 128GB | 128 GB | Q4_K_M | 68.3 | Fits |
MacBook Pro M4 Max 64GB | 64 GB | Q4_K_M | 68.3 | Fits |
MacBook Pro M3 Max 64GB | 64 GB | Q4_K_M | 43.7 | Fits |
| 12 GB | Q4_K_M | 43.3 | Fits | |
MacBook Pro M1 Max 64GB | 64 GB | Q4_K_M | 40.1 | Fits |
MacBook Pro M4 Pro 48GB | 48 GB | Q4_K_M | 35.2 | Fits |
| 8 GB | Q4_K_M | 23.4 | Offloads |
Estimates for single-stream decoding at Q4_K_M; real tokens/sec varies with prompt length, context, batch size, and runtime build. Prompt processing (prefill) is faster than the decode figures shown here.
Quantization options
How Yi 1.5 9B Chat (9B params) fits at each quantization level on NVIDIA H100 80GB (80.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 3.5 GB | Low | D40 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 4.4 GB | Low | D40 |
NVFP4 | 4 | 5.0 GB | Medium | D40 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 5.5 GB | Medium | D40 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 6.5 GB | High | D40 |
Q6_K | 6 | 7.4 GB | High | D40 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 9.6 GB | Very High | C40 |
F16Best for your GPU | 16 | 18.5 GB | Maximum | C41 |
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アップグレードオプション
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Frequently asked questions
Can NVIDIA H100 80GB run Yi 1.5 9B Chat?
Yes, NVIDIA H100 80GB can run Yi 1.5 9B Chat with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 126.0 tok/s.
How much VRAM does Yi 1.5 9B Chat need?
Yi 1.5 9B Chat (9B parameters) requires approximately 15.7 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 H100 80GB?
On NVIDIA H100 80GB, Yi 1.5 9B Chat achieves approximately 126.0 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 1537ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
Can NVIDIA H100 80GB run Yi 1.5 9B Chat for coding?
For coding workloads, Yi 1.5 9B Chat on NVIDIA H100 80GB receives a C grade with 126.0 tok/s and 991K context.
What context window can Yi 1.5 9B Chat use on NVIDIA H100 80GB?
On NVIDIA H100 80GB, Yi 1.5 9B Chat can safely use up to 991K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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