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Can Devstral Small 1.1 run on RTX 4070 Ti Super 16GB?

YES — With NVFP4

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Estimated from fit model

Devstral Small 1.1 needs ~18.7 GB VRAM. RTX 4070 Ti Super 16GB has 16.0 GB. With NVFP4 quantization, expect ~24 tok/s.

Runtime: OllamaCapacity: OffloadBandwidth: MediumStack: BasicBottleneck: Host offload
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Current mode

Balanced

Balanced for general local use. Keeps the ranking neutral across personal and serving workflows.

Devstral Small 1.1 at Q4_K_M needs 19.9 GB — too much for RTX 4070 Ti Super 16GB (16.0 GB). Runs at NVFP4 (18.7 GB) with medium quality. 3 quantization levels fit.
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Q4_K_M (Medium quality) 19.9 GB, exceeds 16.0 GB available
19.9 GB required16.0 GB available
124% VRAM needed

3.9 GB over capacity — needs offload or smaller quantization

Fit status

Too heavy

Decode

18.7 tok/s

TTFT

10329 ms

Safe context

4K

Memory

19.9 GB / 16.0 GB

Offload

20%

Memory breakdown

Weights14.6 GB
KV Cache2.4 GB
Runtime1.2 GB
Headroom1.6 GB

See how fast it feels

With memory offload — actual speed may be lower
See how fast it feelsDevstral Small 1.1 on RTX 4070 Ti Super 16GB
1st promptCold start — includes initialization
>Write a Python function to sort a list
Here's a Python function that sorts a list using quicksort: def quicksort(arr): if len(arr) <= 1: return arr pivot = arr[len(arr) // 2] left = [x for x in arr if x < pivot] middle = [x for x in arr if x == pivot] right = [x for x in arr if x > pivot] return quicksort(left) + middle + quicksort(right) # Example usage numbers = [3, 6, 8, 10, 1, 2, 1] print(quicksort(numbers)) # [1, 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 10] The algorithm picks a pivot, partitions the list into smaller, equal, and larger elements, then recursively sorts each partition and concatenates the results.
2nd promptWarm — model ready, no init overhead
>Now add type hints and a docstring
def quicksort(arr: list[int]) -> list[int]: """Sort a list using the quicksort algorithm. Args: arr: List of integers to sort. Returns: A new sorted list. """ if len(arr) <= 1: return arr pivot = arr[len(arr) // 2] left = [x for x in arr if x < pivot] middle = [x for x in arr if x == pivot] right = [x for x in arr if x > pivot] return quicksort(left) + middle + quicksort(right) Added type hints for the input and return type, plus a Google-style docstring.
Estimated: 18.7 tok/s decode · 10.3s TTFT (warm) · 47 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 1.9 GB of extra host RAM just for the offloaded portion, before OS and other tools.

Performance by workload

WorkloadGradeFitDecodeTTFTContext
ChatAVery compromised (needs ~2.1 GB host RAM)21.4 tok/s4931 ms4K
CodingFToo heavy18.7 tok/s10329 ms4K
Agentic CodingFToo heavy14.7 tok/s19173 ms4K
ReasoningFToo heavy18.7 tok/s12207 ms4K
RAGFToo heavy14.7 tok/s23966 ms4K

Quantization options

How Devstral Small 1.1 (24B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX 4070 Ti Super 16GB (16.0 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
9.4 GB
LowS91
Q3_K_SBest for your GPU
3
11.8 GB
LowS90
NVFP4
4
13.4 GB
MediumF0
Q4_K_M
4
14.6 GB
MediumF0
Q5_K_M
5
17.3 GB
HighF0
Q6_K
6
19.7 GB
HighF0
Q8_0
8
25.7 GB
Very HighF0
F16
16
49.2 GB
MaximumF0

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Devstral Small 1.1 on your machine.

Run

lms load Devstral-Small-2507 && lms server start

Opções de upgrade

Hardware que roda bem Devstral Small 1.1

Frequently asked questions

Can RTX 4070 Ti Super 16GB run Devstral Small 1.1?

Yes, RTX 4070 Ti Super 16GB can run Devstral Small 1.1 at NVFP4 quantization (Very compromised (needs ~1.9 GB host RAM)). The recommended Q4_K_M requires 19.9 GB which exceeds available memory, but at NVFP4 it needs only 18.7 GB. Expected decode speed: 24.4 tok/s.

How much VRAM does Devstral Small 1.1 need?

Devstral Small 1.1 (24B parameters) requires approximately 19.9 GB at Q4_K_M quantization. On RTX 4070 Ti Super 16GB, it fits at NVFP4 using 18.7 GB.

What is the best quantization for Devstral Small 1.1?

The recommended quantization is Q4_K_M, but on RTX 4070 Ti Super 16GB the best fitting quantization is NVFP4, which uses 18.7 GB.

What speed will Devstral Small 1.1 run at on RTX 4070 Ti Super 16GB?

On RTX 4070 Ti Super 16GB, Devstral Small 1.1 achieves approximately 24.4 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 7922ms using NVFP4 quantization.

Can RTX 4070 Ti Super 16GB run Devstral Small 1.1 for coding?

For coding workloads, Devstral Small 1.1 on RTX 4070 Ti Super 16GB receives a F grade with 18.7 tok/s and 4K context.

What context window can Devstral Small 1.1 use on RTX 4070 Ti Super 16GB?

On RTX 4070 Ti Super 16GB, Devstral Small 1.1 can safely use up to 4K tokens of context at NVFP4 quantization. The model's official context limit is 131K, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.

What should I upgrade first if Devstral Small 1.1 feels slow on RTX 4070 Ti Super 16GB?

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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