Raises estimated decode speed by about 35%.
Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.
〜$3,999 MSRP
Yi 34B Chat needs ~28.5 GB VRAM. Radeon AI PRO R9700 32GB has 32.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~20 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
Tight fit
Decode
19.8 tok/s
TTFT
9794 ms
Safe context
31K
Memory
28.5 GB / 32.0 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 | Tight fit | 19.8 tok/s | 5342 ms | 31K |
| Coding | C | Tight fit | 19.8 tok/s | 9794 ms | 31K |
| Agentic Coding | C | Runs with offload (needs ~0.1 GB host RAM) | 15.0 tok/s | 18825 ms | 31K |
| Reasoning | C | Tight fit | 19.8 tok/s | 11575 ms | 31K |
| RAG | C | Runs with offload (needs ~0.1 GB host RAM) | 15.0 tok/s | 23531 ms | 31K |
How Yi 34B Chat (34B params) fits at each quantization level on Radeon AI PRO R9700 32GB (32.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 13.3 GB | Low | C49 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 16.7 GB | Low | C51 |
NVFP4 | 4 | 19.0 GB | Medium | C51 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 20.7 GB | Medium | C50 |
Q5_K_MBest for your GPU | 5 | 24.5 GB | High | C50 |
Q6_K | 6 | 27.9 GB | High | F0 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 36.4 GB | Very High | F0 |
F16 | 16 | 69.7 GB | Maximum | F0 |
Copy-paste commands to run Yi 34B Chat on your machine.
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lms load Yi-34B-Chat && lms server startアップグレードオプション
Raises estimated decode speed by about 35%.
Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.
〜$3,999 MSRP
Raises estimated decode speed by about 35%.
Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.
〜$3,999 MSRP
Raises estimated decode speed by about 194%.
Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.
〜$10,000 MSRP
Yes, Radeon AI PRO R9700 32GB can run Yi 34B Chat with a C grade (Tight fit). Expected decode speed: 19.8 tok/s.
Yi 34B Chat (34B parameters) requires approximately 28.5 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Yi 34B Chat is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On Radeon AI PRO R9700 32GB, Yi 34B Chat achieves approximately 19.8 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 9794ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Yi 34B Chat on Radeon AI PRO R9700 32GB receives a C grade with 19.8 tok/s and 31K context.
On Radeon AI PRO R9700 32GB, Yi 34B Chat can safely use up to 31K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is 200K, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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