Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.
〜$3,999 MSRP
Yi 1.5 9B Chat needs ~12.5 GB VRAM. Quadro RTX 8000 48GB has 48.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~85 tok/s.
Operating mode
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.
Select quantization to explore
Fit status
Runs well
Decode
84.5 tok/s
TTFT
2292 ms
Safe context
554K
Memory
12.5 GB / 48.0 GB
This setup is broadly balanced for this model.
Older PCIe generation
PCIe 3.0 is workable, but it compounds the penalty when you offload heavily or try to scale across multiple cards.
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat | C | Runs well | 84.5 tok/s | 1250 ms | 554K |
| Coding | C | Runs well | 84.5 tok/s | 2292 ms | 554K |
| Agentic Coding | C | Runs well | 84.5 tok/s | 3334 ms | 554K |
| Reasoning | C | Runs well | 84.5 tok/s | 2709 ms | 554K |
| RAG | C | Runs well | 84.5 tok/s | 4168 ms | 554K |
How Yi 1.5 9B Chat (9B params) fits at each quantization level on Quadro RTX 8000 48GB (48.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 3.5 GB | Low | C41 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 4.4 GB | Low | C41 |
NVFP4 | 4 | 5.0 GB | Medium | C42 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 5.5 GB | Medium | C42 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 6.5 GB | High | C42 |
Q6_K | 6 | 7.4 GB | High | C42 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 9.6 GB | Very High | C43 |
F16Best for your GPU | 16 | 18.5 GB | Maximum | C45 |
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
Yes, Quadro RTX 8000 48GB can run Yi 1.5 9B Chat with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 84.5 tok/s.
Yi 1.5 9B Chat (9B parameters) requires approximately 12.5 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Yi 1.5 9B Chat is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On Quadro RTX 8000 48GB, Yi 1.5 9B Chat achieves approximately 84.5 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 2292ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Yi 1.5 9B Chat on Quadro RTX 8000 48GB receives a C grade with 84.5 tok/s and 554K context.
On Quadro RTX 8000 48GB, Yi 1.5 9B Chat can safely use up to 554K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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