Raises estimated decode speed by about 48%.
~$549 MSRP
Yi Coder 9B needs ~9.0 GB VRAM. GTX 1080 Ti 11GB has 11.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~57 tok/s.
Operating mode
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.
Select quantization to explore
Fit status
Runs well
Decode
56.6 tok/s
TTFT
3423 ms
Safe context
38K
Memory
9.0 GB / 11.0 GB
This setup is broadly balanced for this model.
Older PCIe generation
PCIe 3.0 is workable, but it compounds the penalty when you offload heavily or try to scale across multiple cards.
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat | B | Runs well | 56.6 tok/s | 1867 ms | 38K |
| Coding | B | Runs well | 56.6 tok/s | 3423 ms | 38K |
| Agentic Coding | B | Tight fit | 56.6 tok/s | 4978 ms | 38K |
| Reasoning | B | Runs well | 56.6 tok/s | 4045 ms | 38K |
| RAG | B | Tight fit | 56.6 tok/s | 6223 ms | 38K |
How Yi Coder 9B (9B params) fits at each quantization level on GTX 1080 Ti 11GB (11.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 3.5 GB | Low | B63 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 4.4 GB | Low | B64 |
NVFP4 | 4 | 5.0 GB | Medium | B65 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 5.5 GB | Medium | B65 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 6.5 GB | High | B64 |
Q6_KBest for your GPU | 6 | 7.4 GB | High | B64 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 9.6 GB | Very High | F0 |
F16 | 16 | 18.5 GB | Maximum | F0 |
Copy-paste commands to run Yi Coder 9B on your machine.
Run
lms load Yi-Coder-9B-Chat && lms server start升级选项
Raises estimated decode speed by about 48%.
~$549 MSRP
~$599 MSRP
~$599 MSRP
Yes, GTX 1080 Ti 11GB can run Yi Coder 9B with a B grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 56.6 tok/s.
Yi Coder 9B (9B parameters) requires approximately 9.0 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Yi Coder 9B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On GTX 1080 Ti 11GB, Yi Coder 9B achieves approximately 56.6 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 3423ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Yi Coder 9B on GTX 1080 Ti 11GB receives a B grade with 56.6 tok/s and 38K context.
On GTX 1080 Ti 11GB, Yi Coder 9B can safely use up to 38K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is 131K, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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