Question 1

Can RTX 3050 Ti Laptop 4GB run Yi Coder 1.5B Chat?

Accepted Answer

Yes, RTX 3050 Ti Laptop 4GB can run Yi Coder 1.5B Chat with a C grade (Tight fit). Expected decode speed: 138.2 tok/s.

Question 2

How much VRAM does Yi Coder 1.5B Chat need?

Accepted Answer

Yi Coder 1.5B Chat (1.5B parameters) requires approximately 3.3 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

Question 3

What is the best quantization for Yi Coder 1.5B Chat?

Accepted Answer

The recommended quantization for Yi Coder 1.5B Chat is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

Workload	Grade	Fit	Decode	TTFT	Context
Agentic Coding	C	Tight fit	138.2 tok/s	2037 ms	39K
Chat	C	Tight fit	138.2 tok/s	764 ms	10K
Coding	C	Tight fit	138.2 tok/s	1400 ms	19K
RAG	C	Tight fit	138.2 tok/s	2546 ms	39K
Reasoning	C	Tight fit	138.2 tok/s	1655 ms	19K

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	0.6 GB	Low	D32
Q3_K_S	3	0.7 GB	Low	D33
NVFP4	4

Can RTX 3050 Ti Laptop 4GB run Yi Coder 1.5B Chat?

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