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Nous Dolphin 13B

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Sep 2023Released16K tokensContextNous ResearchLicense3 EntryQuality

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Quick specs

Parameters13B
Architecturedense
Context16K tokens
Modalitytext
Min RAM5.1 GB
Rec. RAM9.4 GB (Q5_K_M)
LicenseNous Research
FamilyNous Dolphin
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About this model

Dolphin 13B is a general-purpose uncensored model fine-tuned for broad capabilities including coding, reasoning, and creative writing without alignment restrictions.

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Quick picks

AMD
Best budgetC
RX 7600 XT 16GB~$329 — 18 tok/s
AMD
Best overallC
RX 7900 XT 20GB~$899 — 52 tok/s

Best hardware

Top picks for Nous Dolphin 13B

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Quantization options

VRAM estimates by quant level

No hardware detected — fit column shows raw VRAM estimates

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
5.1 GB
Low—
Q3_K_S
3
6.4 GB
Low—
NVFP4
4
7.3 GB
Medium—
Q4_K_M
4
7.9 GB
Medium—
Q5_K_M
5
9.4 GB
High—
Q6_K
6
10.7 GB
High—
Q8_0
8
13.9 GB
Very High—
F16
16
26.7 GB
Maximum—

Hardware compatibility

Fit estimates across all hardware

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Computing compatibility...

Memory breakdown

Reference: NVIDIA A10 24GB

Weights9.4 GB
KV Cache2.0 GB
Runtime1.2 GB
Headroom2.4 GB