Microsoft Phi 4 Multimodal Instruct speed on Intel Arc Pro A40 and quantization-level VRAM fit.
Intel Arc Pro A40 meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Microsoft Phi 4 Multimodal Instruct. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
Intel Arc Pro A40 can run Microsoft Phi 4 Multimodal Instruct with Q4 quantization. At approximately 44 tokens/second, you can expect Moderate speed - useful for batch processing.
You have 4GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 2GB | 6GB | 44.20 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 4GB | 6GB | 30.94 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 8GB | 6GB | 16.79 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |
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Intel Arc Pro A40 can run Microsoft Phi 4 Multimodal Instruct at Q4 with an estimated 44 tok/s.
Q4 inference is estimated to need about 2GB VRAM on this page, while Intel Arc Pro A40 has 6GB available.
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