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Solar Open 100B (100B parameters) requires approximately 74.5 GB of VRAM with Q4_K_M quantization. For the best balance of quality and speed, we recommend hardware with at least 86 GB of VRAM.
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| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 39.0 GB | Low | — |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 49.0 GB | Low | — |
NVFP4 | 4 | 56.0 GB | Medium | — |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 61.0 GB | Medium | — |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 72.0 GB | High | — |
Q6_K | 6 | 82.0 GB | High | — |
Q8_0 | 8 | 107.0 GB | Very High | — |
F16 | 16 | 205.0 GB | Maximum | — |
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Solar Open 100B (100B parameters) requires approximately 74.5 GB of VRAM with Q4_K_M quantization. Lower quantizations like Q4_K_M use less memory but may reduce quality.
Yes, MacBook Pro M3 Max 128GB can run Solar Open 100B with a compatibility score of 44/100. It provides 128 GB of memory and achieves approximately 3.9 tokens per second.
The recommended quantization for Solar Open 100B is Q4_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 Solar Open 100B: AMD Instinct MI300A 128GB (score: 55/100), NVIDIA H200 141GB (score: 54/100), NVIDIA H200 PCIe 141GB (score: 54/100). These provide the best combination of memory, bandwidth, and compute for running this model locally.
Yes, Solar Open 100B is well-suited for chat. It was designed with these use cases in mind.
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