Question 1

Can AMD Instinct MI250 128GB run Mistral Small 4 119B?

Accepted Answer

Yes, AMD Instinct MI250 128GB can run Mistral Small 4 119B with a B grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 87.2 tok/s.

Question 2

How much VRAM does Mistral Small 4 119B need?

Accepted Answer

Mistral Small 4 119B (119B parameters) requires approximately 88.8 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

Question 3

What is the best quantization for Mistral Small 4 119B?

Accepted Answer

The recommended quantization for Mistral Small 4 119B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

Workload	Grade	Fit	Decode	TTFT	Context
Agentic Coding	B	Runs well	87.2 tok/s	3229 ms	46K
Chat	B	Runs well	87.2 tok/s	1211 ms	12K
Coding	B	Runs well	87.2 tok/s	2220 ms	23K
RAG	B	Runs well	87.2 tok/s	4036 ms	46K
Reasoning	B	Runs well	87.2 tok/s	2623 ms	23K

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	46.4 GB	Low	D37
Q3_K_S	3	58.3 GB	Low	D39
NVFP4	4

Can AMD Instinct MI250 128GB run Mistral Small 4 119B?

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