Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.
〜$6,999 MSRP
Ministral 3 3B needs ~18.0 GB VRAM. AMD Instinct MI250 128GB has 128.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~42 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
42.0 tok/s
TTFT
4610 ms
Safe context
262K
Memory
18.0 GB / 128.0 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 | B | Runs well | 42.0 tok/s | 2514 ms | 262K |
| Coding | B | Runs well | 42.0 tok/s | 4610 ms | 262K |
| Agentic Coding | B | Runs well | 42.0 tok/s | 6705 ms | 262K |
| Reasoning | B | Runs well | 42.0 tok/s | 5448 ms | 262K |
| RAG | B | Runs well | 42.0 tok/s | 8381 ms | 262K |
How Ministral 3 3B (3B params) fits at each quantization level on AMD Instinct MI250 128GB (128.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 1.2 GB | Low | B61 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 1.5 GB | Low | B61 |
NVFP4 | 4 | 1.7 GB | Medium | B61 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 1.8 GB | Medium | B61 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 2.2 GB | High | B61 |
Q6_K | 6 | 2.5 GB | High | B61 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 3.2 GB | Very High | B61 |
F16Best for your GPU | 16 | 6.1 GB | Maximum | B61 |
Copy-paste commands to run Ministral 3 3B on your machine.
Run
docker run --rm -it ghcr.io/ggerganov/llama.cpp:full \
--hf-repo "mistralai/Ministral-3-3B-Instruct-2512" \
--hf-file "Ministral-3-3B-Instruct-2512-Q4_K_M.gguf" \
-c 4096 -ngl 99アップグレードオプション
Yes, AMD Instinct MI250 128GB can run Ministral 3 3B with a B grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 42.0 tok/s.
Ministral 3 3B (3B parameters) requires approximately 18.0 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Ministral 3 3B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On AMD Instinct MI250 128GB, Ministral 3 3B achieves approximately 42.0 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 4610ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Ministral 3 3B on AMD Instinct MI250 128GB receives a B grade with 42.0 tok/s and 262K context.
On AMD Instinct MI250 128GB, Ministral 3 3B can safely use up to 262K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is 262K, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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