Nousresearch Hermes 3 Llama 3 1 70B speed on AMD Instinct MI250X and quantization-level VRAM fit.
AMD Instinct MI250X meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Nousresearch Hermes 3 Llama 3 1 70B. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
AMD Instinct MI250X can run Nousresearch Hermes 3 Llama 3 1 70B with Q4 quantization. At approximately 167 tokens/second, you can expect Excellent speed - conversational response times under 1 second.
You have 93GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 35GB | 128GB | 167.14 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 70GB | 128GB | 117.00 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 140GB | 128GB | 63.51 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |
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AMD Instinct MI250X can run Nousresearch Hermes 3 Llama 3 1 70B at Q4 with an estimated 167 tok/s.
Q4 inference is estimated to need about 35GB VRAM on this page, while AMD Instinct MI250X has 128GB available.
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