Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.
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EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct needs ~16.5 GB VRAM. RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition 96GB has 96.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~109 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
Runs well
Decode
109.2 tok/s
TTFT
1773 ms
Safe context
1.4M
Memory
16.5 GB / 96.0 GB
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.
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat | C | Runs well | 109.2 tok/s | 967 ms | 1.4M |
| Coding | C | Runs well | 109.2 tok/s | 1773 ms | 1.4M |
| Agentic Coding | C | Runs well | 109.2 tok/s | 2579 ms | 1.4M |
| Reasoning | C | Runs well | 109.2 tok/s | 2095 ms | 1.4M |
| RAG | C | Runs well | 109.2 tok/s | 3223 ms | 1.4M |
Inference speed
Estimated decode speed (tokens/sec) for EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct at Q4_K_M across popular GPUs and Apple Silicon, using the fastest local runtime per device. Fastest is RTX 5090 32GB at ~109 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 | 109.2 | Fits | |
| 24 GB | Q4_K_M | 109.2 | Fits | |
| 16 GB | Q4_K_M | 109.2 | Fits | |
| 24 GB | Q4_K_M | 109.2 | Fits | |
RX 7900 XTX 24GB | 24 GB | Q4_K_M | 109.2 | Fits |
Mac Studio M3 Ultra 256GB | 256 GB | Q4_K_M | 109.2 | Fits |
Mac Studio M2 Ultra 128GB | 128 GB | Q4_K_M | 97.5 | Fits |
Mac Studio M1 Ultra 128GB | 128 GB | Q4_K_M | 92.5 | Fits |
| 12 GB | Q4_K_M | 79.4 | Fits | |
MacBook Pro M4 Max 128GB | 128 GB | Q4_K_M | 78.8 | Fits |
MacBook Pro M4 Max 64GB | 64 GB | Q4_K_M | 78.8 | Fits |
MacBook Pro M3 Max 64GB | 64 GB | Q4_K_M | 50.4 | Fits |
| 12 GB | Q4_K_M | 49.9 | Fits | |
MacBook Pro M1 Max 64GB | 64 GB | Q4_K_M | 46.2 | Fits |
| 8 GB | Q4_K_M | 41.7 | Offloads | |
MacBook Pro M4 Pro 48GB | 48 GB | Q4_K_M | 40.6 | Fits |
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.
How EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct (7.800000190734863B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition 96GB (96.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 3.0 GB | Low | D39 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 3.8 GB | Low | D39 |
NVFP4 | 4 | 4.4 GB | Medium | D39 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 4.8 GB | Medium | D39 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 5.6 GB | High | D39 |
Q6_K | 6 | 6.4 GB | High | D39 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 8.3 GB | Very High | D39 |
F16Best for your GPU | 16 | 16.0 GB | Maximum | D40 |
Copy-paste commands to run EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct on your machine.
Run
lms load hf-lgai-exaone--exaone-3-5-7-8b-instruct-gguf && lms server startアップグレードオプション
Yes, RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition 96GB can run EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 109.2 tok/s.
EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct (7.800000190734863B parameters) requires approximately 16.5 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition 96GB, EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct achieves approximately 109.2 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 1773ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct on RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition 96GB receives a C grade with 109.2 tok/s and 1.4M context.
On RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition 96GB, EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct can safely use up to 1.4M tokens of context. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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