LLaVA 1.6 13B needs ~22.6 GB but RX 9070 XT 16GB only has 16.0 GB. Try a smaller quantization or lighter model.
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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6.6 GB over capacity — needs offload or smaller quantization
Fit status
Too heavy
Decode
19.5 tok/s
TTFT
9948 ms
Safe context
4K
Memory
22.6 GB / 16.0 GB
Offload
30%
Usable VRAM is the main blocker for this model.
Not enough usable memory
The model needs 22.6 GB, but this setup only exposes 16.0 GB of usable VRAM.
Add more VRAM headroom
The first useful upgrade is more dedicated VRAM so you can fit the model without shrinking context or dropping to a much lower quant.
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat | A | Runs with offload (needs ~0.3 GB host RAM) | 36.9 tok/s | 2859 ms | 4K |
| Coding | F | Too heavy | 19.5 tok/s | 9948 ms | 4K |
| Agentic Coding | F | Too heavy | 8.1 tok/s | 34881 ms | 4K |
| Reasoning | F | Too heavy | 19.5 tok/s | 11757 ms | 4K |
| RAG | F | Too heavy | 8.1 tok/s | 43601 ms | 4K |
How LLaVA 1.6 13B (13B params) fits at each quantization level on RX 9070 XT 16GB (16.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 5.1 GB | Low | A72 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 6.4 GB | Low | A73 |
NVFP4 | 4 | 7.3 GB | Medium | A74 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 7.9 GB | Medium | A75 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 9.4 GB | High | A75 |
Q6_KBest for your GPU | 6 | 10.7 GB | High | A74 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 13.9 GB | Very High | F0 |
F16 | 16 | 26.7 GB | Maximum | F0 |
アップグレードオプション
Makes the model fit on the accelerator instead of staying completely out of reach.
Raises estimated decode speed by about 73%.
〜$899 MSRP
Makes the model fit on the accelerator instead of staying completely out of reach.
Removes host-memory offload, which is usually the single biggest latency and throughput win.
〜$999 MSRP
Makes the model fit on the accelerator instead of staying completely out of reach.
Removes host-memory offload, which is usually the single biggest latency and throughput win.
〜$1,899 MSRP
No, LLaVA 1.6 13B requires more memory than RX 9070 XT 16GB provides.
LLaVA 1.6 13B (13B parameters) requires approximately 22.6 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for LLaVA 1.6 13B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On RX 9070 XT 16GB, LLaVA 1.6 13B achieves approximately 19.5 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 9948ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, LLaVA 1.6 13B on RX 9070 XT 16GB receives a F grade with 19.5 tok/s and 4K context.
On RX 9070 XT 16GB, LLaVA 1.6 13B can safely use up to 4K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is 4K, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
Add more VRAM headroom. The first useful upgrade is more dedicated VRAM so you can fit the model without shrinking context or dropping to a much lower quant.
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