Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.
〜$329 MSRP
Mamba Codestral 7B v0.1 needs ~6.8 GB VRAM. RTX 2070 8GB has 8.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~72 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.
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Fit status
Tight fit
Decode
72.4 tok/s
TTFT
2674 ms
Safe context
40K
Memory
6.8 GB / 8.0 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 | B | Runs well | 72.4 tok/s | 1459 ms | 40K |
| Coding | C | Tight fit | 72.4 tok/s | 2674 ms | 40K |
| Agentic Coding | C | Runs with offload | 72.4 tok/s | 3890 ms | 40K |
| Reasoning | C | Tight fit | 72.4 tok/s | 3161 ms | 40K |
| RAG | C | Runs with offload | 72.4 tok/s | 4862 ms | 40K |
How Mamba Codestral 7B v0.1 (7B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX 2070 8GB (8.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 2.7 GB | Low | C53 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 3.4 GB | Low | C53 |
NVFP4 | 4 | 3.9 GB | Medium | C53 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 4.3 GB | Medium | C53 |
Q5_K_MBest for your GPU | 5 | 5.0 GB | High | C52 |
Q6_K | 6 | 5.7 GB | High | F0 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 7.5 GB | Very High | F0 |
F16 | 16 | 14.3 GB | Maximum | F0 |
Copy-paste commands to run Mamba Codestral 7B v0.1 on your machine.
Run
lms load hf-gabriellarson--mamba-codestral-7b-v0-1-gguf && lms server startアップグレードオプション
Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.
〜$329 MSRP
Raises estimated decode speed by about 57%.
Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.
〜$549 MSRP
Raises estimated decode speed by about 41%.
Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.
〜$599 MSRP
Yes, RTX 2070 8GB can run Mamba Codestral 7B v0.1 with a C grade (Tight fit). Expected decode speed: 72.4 tok/s.
Mamba Codestral 7B v0.1 (7B parameters) requires approximately 6.8 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Mamba Codestral 7B v0.1 is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On RTX 2070 8GB, Mamba Codestral 7B v0.1 achieves approximately 72.4 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 2674ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Mamba Codestral 7B v0.1 on RTX 2070 8GB receives a C grade with 72.4 tok/s and 40K context.
On RTX 2070 8GB, Mamba Codestral 7B v0.1 can safely use up to 40K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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