Raises estimated decode speed by about 131%.
Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.
〜$899 MSRP
EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct needs ~8.5 GB VRAM. NVIDIA T4 16GB has 16.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~44 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
43.7 tok/s
TTFT
4429 ms
Safe context
148K
Memory
8.5 GB / 16.0 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 | 43.7 tok/s | 2416 ms | 148K |
| Coding | C | Runs well | 43.7 tok/s | 4429 ms | 148K |
| Agentic Coding | C | Runs well | 43.7 tok/s | 6442 ms | 148K |
| Reasoning | C | Runs well | 43.7 tok/s | 5234 ms | 148K |
| RAG | C | Runs well | 43.7 tok/s | 8052 ms | 148K |
How EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct (7.800000190734863B params) fits at each quantization level on NVIDIA T4 16GB (16.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 3.0 GB | Low | C47 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 3.8 GB | Low | C47 |
NVFP4 | 4 | 4.4 GB | Medium | C48 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 4.8 GB | Medium | C48 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 5.6 GB | High | C49 |
Q6_K | 6 | 6.4 GB | High | C50 |
Q8_0Best for your GPU | 8 | 8.3 GB | Very High | C51 |
F16 | 16 | 16.0 GB | Maximum | F0 |
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
Raises estimated decode speed by about 131%.
Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.
〜$899 MSRP
Raises estimated decode speed by about 140%.
Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.
〜$2,000 MSRP
Yes, NVIDIA T4 16GB can run EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 43.7 tok/s.
EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct (7.800000190734863B parameters) requires approximately 8.5 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 NVIDIA T4 16GB, EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct achieves approximately 43.7 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 4429ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct on NVIDIA T4 16GB receives a C grade with 43.7 tok/s and 148K context.
On NVIDIA T4 16GB, EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct can safely use up to 148K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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