Deepseek AI Deepseek R1 speed on AMD Instinct MI210 and quantization-level VRAM fit.
AMD Instinct MI210 meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Deepseek AI Deepseek R1. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
AMD Instinct MI210 can run Deepseek AI Deepseek R1 with Q4 quantization. At approximately 297 tokens/second, you can expect Excellent speed - conversational response times under 1 second.
You have 60GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 4GB | 64GB | 297.07 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 7GB | 64GB | 207.95 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 14GB | 64GB | 112.89 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
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AMD Instinct MI210 can run Deepseek AI Deepseek R1 at Q4 with an estimated 297 tok/s.
Q4 inference is estimated to need about 4GB VRAM on this page, while AMD Instinct MI210 has 64GB available.
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