Can it run?
Runs well
Using Q4_K_M in Ollama
Fit status
Runs well
Decode
54.6 tok/s
TTFT
3549 ms
Safe context
22K
Memory
14.7 GB / 20.0 GB
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic Coding | C | Tight fit | 54.6 tok/s | 5162 ms | 38K |
| Chat | C | Runs well | 54.6 tok/s | 1936 ms | 12K |
| Coding | C | Runs well | 54.6 tok/s | 3549 ms | 22K |
| RAG | C | Tight fit | 54.6 tok/s | 6452 ms | 38K |
| Reasoning | C | Runs well | 54.6 tok/s | 4194 ms | 22K |
How starcoder2 15b instruct v0.1 (15B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX A4500 20GB (20.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 5.9 GB | Low | D35 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 7.4 GB | Low | D37 |
NVFP4 | 4 | 8.4 GB | Medium | D38 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 9.2 GB | Medium | D39 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 10.8 GB | High | C40 |
Q6_KBest for your GPU | 6 | 12.3 GB | High | C42 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 16.1 GB | Very High | C44 |
F16 | 16 | 30.7 GB | Maximum | F0 |
