AMD Instinct MI210 meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of NousResearch/Meta-Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
AMD Instinct MI210 can run NousResearch/Meta-Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct with Q4 quantization. At approximately 235 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 | 235.06 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 9GB | 64GB | 156.23 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 17GB | 64GB | 90.05 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |