Mistral
Mistral Small 24B (24B parameters) requires approximately 18.9 GB of VRAM with Q4_K_M quantization. For the best balance of quality and speed, we recommend hardware with at least 22 GB of VRAM.
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| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 9.4 GB | Low | — |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 11.8 GB | Low | — |
NVFP4 | 4 | 13.4 GB | Medium | — |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 14.6 GB | Medium | — |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 17.3 GB | High | — |
Q6_K | 6 | 19.7 GB | High | — |
Q8_0 | 8 | 25.7 GB | Very High | — |
F16 | 16 | 49.2 GB | Maximum | — |
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Source: official · 2025-01-28
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Mistral Small 24B (24B parameters) requires approximately 18.9 GB of VRAM with Q4_K_M quantization. Lower quantizations like Q4_K_M use less memory but may reduce quality.
Yes, Intel Arc Pro B60 24GB can run Mistral Small 24B with a compatibility score of 81/100. It provides 24 GB of memory and achieves approximately 18.1 tokens per second.
The recommended quantization for Mistral Small 24B 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 Mistral Small 24B: RTX 5090 32GB (score: 88/100), RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell 32GB (score: 87/100), AMD Instinct MI100 32GB (score: 87/100). These provide the best combination of memory, bandwidth, and compute for running this model locally.
Yes, Mistral Small 24B is well-suited for chat as well as coding. It was designed with these use cases in mind.
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