How much VRAM does Codestral 2 25.08 need?

Codestral 2 25.08 (22B parameters) requires approximately 20.1 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

What is the best quantization for Codestral 2 25.08?

The recommended quantization for Codestral 2 25.08 is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

Can it run?

No, Codestral 2 25.08 requires more memory than RX 5700 XT 8GB provides.

FWon't run

Too heavy

Using Q4_K_M in vLLM

Capabilities:

Fit status

Too heavy

Decode

24.0 tok/s

TTFT

8055 ms

Safe context

Memory

20.1 GB / 8.0 GB

Weights13.4 GB

KV Cache3.4 GB

Runtime2.4 GB

Headroom0.8 GB

Workload	Grade	Fit	Decode	TTFT	Context
Agentic Coding	F	Too heavy	17.4 tok/s	16222 ms	11K
Chat	F	Too heavy	17.4 tok/s	6083 ms	4K
Coding	F	Too heavy	24.0 tok/s	8055 ms	6K
RAG	F	Too heavy	17.4 tok/s	20277 ms	11K
Reasoning	F	Too heavy	17.4 tok/s	13180 ms	6K

How Codestral 2 25.08 (22B params) fits at each quantization level on RX 5700 XT 8GB (8.0 GB usable).

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	8.6 GB	Low	F0
Q3_K_S	3	10.8 GB	Low	F0
NVFP4	4

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