Intel Arc B580 12GBBudget pickC39.9 tok/s decode
~$249 MSRP
Can it run?
Very compromised
Using Q4_K_M in Ollama
Fit status
Very compromised
Decode
72.9 tok/s
TTFT
2655 ms
Safe context
14K
Memory
8.9 GB / 8.0 GB
Offload
10%
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic Coding | F | Too heavy | 79.7 tok/s | 3532 ms | 25K |
| Chat | C | Runs with offload (needs ~0.2 GB host RAM) | 77.4 tok/s | 1365 ms | 8K |
| Coding | C | Very compromised | 72.9 tok/s | 2655 ms | 14K |
| RAG | F | Too heavy | 79.7 tok/s | 4414 ms | 25K |
| Reasoning | C | Very compromised (needs ~0.6 GB host RAM) | 72.9 tok/s | 3138 ms |
How Qwen3.5 9B Uncensored HauhauCS Aggressive (9B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX 3070 Ti 8GB (8.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 3.5 GB | Low | D39 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 4.4 GB | Low | C41 |
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Upgrade options
Intel Arc B580 12GBBudget pick~$249 MSRP
RTX 3060 12GBBest value~$329 MSRP
RTX 3080 12GBBiggest leap~$799 MSRP
RTX 3080 Ti 12GBNVIDIA upgrade~$1,199 MSRP
| 14K |
| 4 |
5.0 GB |
| Medium |
| C43 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 5.5 GB | Medium | C44 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 6.5 GB | High | C45 |
Q6_K | 6 | 7.4 GB | High | C45 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 9.6 GB | Very High | F0 |
F16 | 16 | 18.5 GB | Maximum | F0 |