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Falcon 40B Instruct (40B parameters) requires approximately 32.4 GB of VRAM with Q5_K_M quantization. For the best balance of quality and speed, we recommend hardware with at least 38 GB of VRAM.
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docker run --rm -it ghcr.io/ggerganov/llama.cpp:full \
--hf-repo "tiiuae/falcon-40b-instruct" \
--hf-file "falcon-40b-instruct-Q5_K_M.gguf" \
-c 4096 -ngl 99Quick specs
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| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 15.6 GB | Low | — |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 19.6 GB | Low | — |
NVFP4 | 4 | 22.4 GB | Medium | — |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 24.4 GB | Medium | — |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 28.8 GB | High | — |
Q6_K | 6 | 32.8 GB | High | — |
Q8_0 | 8 | 42.8 GB | Very High | — |
F16 | 16 | 82.0 GB | Maximum | — |
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Source: community · 2025-01-01
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Falcon 40B Instruct (40B parameters) requires approximately 32.4 GB of VRAM with Q5_K_M quantization. Lower quantizations like Q4_K_M use less memory but may reduce quality.
Yes, Mac mini M4 64GB can run Falcon 40B Instruct with a compatibility score of 66/100. It provides 64 GB of memory and achieves approximately 6.0 tokens per second.
The recommended quantization for Falcon 40B Instruct is Q5_K_M, which offers the best balance between model quality and memory efficiency. Higher quantizations preserve more quality but require more VRAM.
The top recommended hardware for Falcon 40B Instruct: RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 48GB (score: 75/100), RTX 6000 Ada 48GB (score: 74/100), NVIDIA L40S 48GB (score: 73/100). These provide the best combination of memory, bandwidth, and compute for running this model locally.
Yes, Falcon 40B Instruct is well-suited for chat as well as reasoning. It was designed with these use cases in mind.
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