How much VRAM does Codestral 2 25.08 need?

Codestral 2 25.08 (22B parameters) requires approximately 20.9 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 7800 XT 16GB provides.

FWon't run

Too heavy

Using Q4_K_M in vLLM

Capabilities:

Fit status

Too heavy

Decode

33.5 tok/s

TTFT

5783 ms

Safe context

12K

Memory

20.9 GB / 16.0 GB

Weights13.4 GB

KV Cache3.4 GB

Runtime2.4 GB

Headroom1.6 GB

Workload	Grade	Fit	Decode	TTFT	Context
Agentic Coding	F	Too heavy	28.8 tok/s	9768 ms	21K
Chat	D	Very compromised (needs ~2.2 GB host RAM)	24.8 tok/s	4256 ms	7K
Coding	F	Too heavy	33.5 tok/s	5783 ms	12K
RAG	F	Too heavy	28.8 tok/s	12210 ms	21K
Reasoning	F	Too heavy	28.8 tok/s	7937 ms	12K

How Codestral 2 25.08 (22B params) fits at each quantization level on RX 7800 XT 16GB (16.0 GB usable).

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	8.6 GB	Low	C41
Q3_K_SBest for your GPU	3	10.8 GB	Low	C44

Upgrade options

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