Question 1

Can RTX 2060 6GB run Falcon H1 1.5B Instruct?

Accepted Answer

Yes, RTX 2060 6GB can run Falcon H1 1.5B Instruct with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 191.5 tok/s.

Question 2

How much VRAM does Falcon H1 1.5B Instruct need?

Accepted Answer

Falcon H1 1.5B Instruct (1.5B parameters) requires approximately 3.5 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

Question 3

What is the best quantization for Falcon H1 1.5B Instruct?

Accepted Answer

The recommended quantization for Falcon H1 1.5B Instruct is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

Workload	Grade	Fit	Decode	TTFT	Context
Agentic Coding	C	Runs well	191.5 tok/s	1470 ms	55K
Chat	C	Runs well	191.5 tok/s	551 ms	14K
Coding	C	Runs well	191.5 tok/s	1011 ms	27K
RAG	C	Runs well	191.5 tok/s	1838 ms	55K
Reasoning	C	Runs well	191.5 tok/s	1195 ms	27K

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	0.6 GB	Low	D31
Q3_K_S	3	0.7 GB	Low	D31
NVFP4	4

Can RTX 2060 6GB run Falcon H1 1.5B Instruct?

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