Question 1

Can RTX 5080 16GB run Nous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B?

Accepted Answer

Yes, RTX 5080 16GB can run Nous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B with a B grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 105.9 tok/s.

Question 2

How much VRAM does Nous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B need?

Accepted Answer

Nous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B (10.699999809265137B parameters) requires approximately 11.0 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

Question 3

What is the best quantization for Nous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B?

Accepted Answer

The recommended quantization for Nous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

Workload	Grade	Fit	Decode	TTFT	Context
Agentic Coding	B	Runs well	95.6 tok/s	2946 ms	40K
Chat	B	Runs well	95.6 tok/s	1105 ms	13K
Coding	B	Runs well	105.9 tok/s	1828 ms	23K
RAG	B	Runs well	95.6 tok/s	3682 ms	40K
Reasoning	B	Runs well	95.6 tok/s	2393 ms	23K

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	4.2 GB	Low	D35
Q3_K_S	3	5.2 GB	Low	D36
NVFP4	4

Can RTX 5080 16GB run Nous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B?

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