Will It Run AI

Can Yi 1.5 9B Chat run on NVIDIA L20 48GB?

YES — Runs Great

C47Usable
Estimated from fit model

Yi 1.5 9B Chat needs ~12.5 GB VRAM. NVIDIA L20 48GB has 48.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~115 tok/s.

Runtime: OllamaCapacity: RoomyBandwidth: HighStack: BasicBottleneck: Balanced
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Operating mode

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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.

Capabilities:

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Q4_K_M (Medium quality) 12.5 GB, 114.9 tok/s, Runs well
12.5 GB required48.0 GB available
26% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

114.9 tok/s

TTFT

1685 ms

Safe context

554K

Memory

12.5 GB / 48.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights5.5 GB
KV Cache1.1 GB
Runtime1.2 GB
Headroom4.8 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsYi 1.5 9B Chat on NVIDIA L20 48GB
1st promptCold start — includes initialization
>What is local AI inference?
Local AI inference means running an AI language model directly on your own hardware — your laptop, desktop, or server — instead of sending requests to a remote cloud API. When you run inference locally the model weights are loaded into your GPU or unified memory. Each token you generate requires reading those weights from memory, so memory bandwidth is the main bottleneck for decode speed. Key benefits of running locally: - Full privacy: your prompts never leave your machine - No per-token cost or rate limits - Works offline once the model is downloaded - Latency depends only on your hardware
2nd promptWarm — model ready, no init overhead
>How much VRAM do I need?
It depends on the model size and quantization level. A rough rule of thumb: Model size Q4 (4-bit) Q8 (8-bit) FP16 7B params ~4.3 GB ~7.5 GB ~14 GB 13B params ~7.9 GB ~13.9 GB ~26 GB 70B params ~42.7 GB ~74.9 GB ~140 GB Most people use 4-bit quantization (Q4_K_M) which gives 90-95% of full quality at a fraction of the memory. A 24 GB GPU can comfortably run most 7B-13B models.
Estimated: 114.9 tok/s decode · 1.7s TTFT (warm) · 287 tok/s prefill

What limits this setup

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.

Best improvement path

Performance by workload

WorkloadGradeFitDecodeTTFTContext
ChatCRuns well114.9 tok/s919 ms554K
CodingCRuns well114.9 tok/s1685 ms554K
Agentic CodingCRuns well114.9 tok/s2451 ms554K
ReasoningCRuns well114.9 tok/s1992 ms554K
RAGCRuns well114.9 tok/s3064 ms554K

Quantization options

How Yi 1.5 9B Chat (9B params) fits at each quantization level on NVIDIA L20 48GB (48.0 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
3.5 GB
LowC41
Q3_K_S
3
4.4 GB
LowC41
NVFP4
4
5.0 GB
MediumC42
Q4_K_M
4
5.5 GB
MediumC42
Q5_K_M
5
6.5 GB
HighC42
Q6_K
6
7.4 GB
HighC42
Q8_0
8
9.6 GB
Very HighC43
F16Best for your GPU
16
18.5 GB
MaximumC45

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Yi 1.5 9B Chat on your machine.

Run

lms load hf-bartowski--yi-1-5-9b-chat-gguf && lms server start

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Frequently asked questions

Can NVIDIA L20 48GB run Yi 1.5 9B Chat?

Yes, NVIDIA L20 48GB can run Yi 1.5 9B Chat with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 114.9 tok/s.

How much VRAM does Yi 1.5 9B Chat need?

Yi 1.5 9B Chat (9B parameters) requires approximately 12.5 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

What is the best quantization for Yi 1.5 9B Chat?

The recommended quantization for Yi 1.5 9B Chat is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

What speed will Yi 1.5 9B Chat run at on NVIDIA L20 48GB?

On NVIDIA L20 48GB, Yi 1.5 9B Chat achieves approximately 114.9 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 1685ms using Q4_K_M quantization.

Can NVIDIA L20 48GB run Yi 1.5 9B Chat for coding?

For coding workloads, Yi 1.5 9B Chat on NVIDIA L20 48GB receives a C grade with 114.9 tok/s and 554K context.

What context window can Yi 1.5 9B Chat use on NVIDIA L20 48GB?

On NVIDIA L20 48GB, Yi 1.5 9B Chat can safely use up to 554K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.

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