Mistralai Mistral Large Instruct 2411 speed on Intel Arc Pro A40 and quantization-level VRAM fit.
Intel Arc Pro A40 does not meet the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Mistralai Mistral Large Instruct 2411. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
Intel Arc Pro A40 lacks sufficient VRAM for comfortable Mistralai Mistral Large Instruct 2411 operation with Q4 quantization.
Your 6GB GPU is 56GB short of the 62GB minimum.
Options: (1) Try Q2 or Q3 quantization for lower VRAM requirements, (2) Consider cloud GPU rental, (3) Upgrade to a GPU with at least 16GB VRAM.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 62GB | 6GB | 8.84 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |
| Q8 | 123GB | 6GB | 6.19 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |
| FP16 | 246GB | 6GB | 3.36 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |
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Intel Arc Pro A40 is not a comfortable Q4 fit for Mistralai Mistral Large Instruct 2411 (about 62GB needed).
Q4 inference is estimated to need about 62GB VRAM on this page, while Intel Arc Pro A40 has 6GB available.
Try lower-bit quantization, choose a smaller model, or move to a higher-VRAM GPU from the alternatives list.