Can Qwen 2.5 VL 72B run on AMD Instinct MI60 32GB?

YES — With Q2_K

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Estimated from fit model

Qwen 2.5 VL 72B needs ~37.1 GB VRAM. AMD Instinct MI60 32GB has 32.0 GB. With Q2_K quantization, expect ~9 tok/s.

Runtime: llama.cppCapacity: OffloadBandwidth: HighStack: StandardBottleneck: Host offload
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Operating mode

Choose the run profile you care about

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.

Qwen 2.5 VL 72B at Q4_K_M needs 52.9 GB — too much for AMD Instinct MI60 32GB (32.0 GB). Runs at Q2_K (37.1 GB) with low quality.
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Q4_K_M (Medium quality) 52.9 GB, exceeds 32.0 GB available
52.9 GB required32.0 GB available
165% VRAM needed

20.9 GB over capacity — needs offload or smaller quantization

Fit status

Too heavy

Decode

3.2 tok/s

TTFT

59864 ms

Safe context

4K

Memory

52.9 GB / 32.0 GB

Offload

40%

Memory breakdown

Weights43.9 GB
KV Cache4.9 GB
Runtime0.9 GB
Headroom3.2 GB

See how fast it feels

With memory offload — actual speed may be lower
See how fast it feelsQwen 2.5 VL 72B on AMD Instinct MI60 32GB
1st promptCold start — includes initialization
>Solve: If a train travels at 60 mph for 2.5 hours, how far does it go?
Let me work through this step by step. Given information: - Speed = 60 mph (miles per hour) - Time = 2.5 hours Formula: Distance = Speed x Time Calculation: Distance = 60 mph x 2.5 h = 150 miles The train travels 150 miles. Double-check: at 60 mph the train covers 60 miles each hour. In half an hour it covers 30 miles. So in 2.5 hours: 60 + 60 + 30 = 150 miles. Confirmed.
2nd promptWarm — model ready, no init overhead
>What if the train stops for 20 minutes halfway?
The stop doesn't change the total distance covered while moving, but it affects total trip time. Breakdown: - First half: 1.25 hours at 60 mph = 75 miles - Stop: 20 minutes (no distance) - Second half: 1.25 hours at 60 mph = 75 miles Total distance: 150 miles (same) Total time: 2.5 h + 0.33 h = 2.83 hours Average speed: 150 / 2.83 = 53 mph The distance stays the same but average speed drops to 53 mph because of the stop.
Estimated: 3.2 tok/s decode · 59.9s TTFT (warm) · 8 tok/s prefill

What limits this setup

It fits through host-memory offload, and offload is the main reason performance drops.

CPU or host-memory offload is active

About 10% of the working set spills out of accelerator memory, which usually hurts latency and sustained decode throughput.

Very little memory headroom

You can run the model, but there is not much room left for longer context, bigger batches, extra apps, or future model updates.

Best improvement path

Remove offload with more accelerator memory

Prioritize a GPU or unified-memory tier that fits the whole model natively. Removing offload usually helps more than small compute gains.

Buy headroom, not only minimum fit

A slightly larger memory tier gives you safer context growth and makes the recommendation more future-proof.

Increase host RAM if you keep offloading

This setup may need roughly 3.8 GB of extra host RAM just for the offloaded portion, before OS and other tools.

Performance by workload

WorkloadGradeFitDecodeTTFTContext
ChatFToo heavy3.6 tok/s29562 ms4K
CodingFToo heavy3.2 tok/s59864 ms4K
Agentic CodingFToo heavy2.7 tok/s104857 ms4K
ReasoningFToo heavy3.2 tok/s70748 ms4K
RAGFToo heavy2.7 tok/s131072 ms4K

Quantization options

How Qwen 2.5 VL 72B (72B params) fits at each quantization level on AMD Instinct MI60 32GB (32.0 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
28.1 GB
LowF0
Q3_K_S
3
35.3 GB
LowF0
NVFP4
4
40.3 GB
MediumF0
Q4_K_M
4
43.9 GB
MediumF0
Q5_K_M
5
51.8 GB
HighF0
Q6_K
6
59.0 GB
HighF0
Q8_0
8
77.0 GB
Very HighF0
F16
16
147.6 GB
MaximumF0

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Qwen 2.5 VL 72B on your machine.

Run

lms load Qwen2.5-VL-72B-Instruct && lms server start

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Frequently asked questions

Can AMD Instinct MI60 32GB run Qwen 2.5 VL 72B?

Yes, AMD Instinct MI60 32GB can run Qwen 2.5 VL 72B at Q2_K quantization (Very compromised (needs ~3.8 GB host RAM)). The recommended Q4_K_M requires 52.9 GB which exceeds available memory, but at Q2_K it needs only 37.1 GB. Expected decode speed: 9.1 tok/s.

How much VRAM does Qwen 2.5 VL 72B need?

Qwen 2.5 VL 72B (72B parameters) requires approximately 52.9 GB at Q4_K_M quantization. On AMD Instinct MI60 32GB, it fits at Q2_K using 37.1 GB.

What is the best quantization for Qwen 2.5 VL 72B?

The recommended quantization is Q4_K_M, but on AMD Instinct MI60 32GB the best fitting quantization is Q2_K, which uses 37.1 GB.

What speed will Qwen 2.5 VL 72B run at on AMD Instinct MI60 32GB?

On AMD Instinct MI60 32GB, Qwen 2.5 VL 72B achieves approximately 9.1 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 21290ms using Q2_K quantization.

Can AMD Instinct MI60 32GB run Qwen 2.5 VL 72B for coding?

For coding workloads, Qwen 2.5 VL 72B on AMD Instinct MI60 32GB receives a F grade with 3.2 tok/s and 4K context.

What context window can Qwen 2.5 VL 72B use on AMD Instinct MI60 32GB?

On AMD Instinct MI60 32GB, Qwen 2.5 VL 72B can safely use up to 4K tokens of context at Q2_K quantization. The model's official context limit is 33K, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.

What should I upgrade first if Qwen 2.5 VL 72B feels slow on AMD Instinct MI60 32GB?

Remove offload with more accelerator memory. Prioritize a GPU or unified-memory tier that fits the whole model natively. Removing offload usually helps more than small compute gains.

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