RX 7900 XTX 24GBBudget pick
C161.9 tok/s decode
~$999 MSRP
Can it run?
Runs well
Using Q4_K_M in Ollama
Fit status
Runs well
Decode
18.3 tok/s
TTFT
10598 ms
Safe context
37K
Memory
10.0 GB / 23.0 GB
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic Coding | C | Runs well | 20.2 tok/s | 13917 ms | 66K |
| Chat | C | Runs well | 20.2 tok/s | 5219 ms | 19K |
| Coding | C | Runs well | 18.3 tok/s | 10598 ms | 37K |
| RAG | C | Runs well | 20.2 tok/s | 17396 ms | 66K |
| Reasoning | C | Runs well | 20.2 tok/s | 11308 ms | 37K |
How Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 (7B params) fits at each quantization level on Mac mini M4 32GB (23.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 2.7 GB | Low | D32 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 3.4 GB | Low | D33 |
NVFP4 | 4 |
Upgrade options
~$999 MSRP
RTX 3090 24GBBest value~$1,499 MSRP
3.9 GB |
| Medium |
| D33 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 4.3 GB | Medium | D33 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 5.0 GB | High | D34 |
Q6_K | 6 | 5.7 GB | High | D35 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 7.5 GB | Very High | D36 |
F16Best for your GPU | 16 | 14.3 GB | Maximum | C43 |
~$2,499 MSRP
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