Moonshotai Kimi K2 5 speed on RTX 4070 and quantization-level VRAM fit.
RTX 4070 does not meet the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Moonshotai Kimi K2 5. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
RTX 4070 lacks sufficient VRAM for comfortable Moonshotai Kimi K2 5 operation with Q4 quantization.
Your 12GB GPU is 518GB short of the 530GB 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 | 530GB | 12GB | 10.04 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |
| Q8 | 1059GB | 12GB | 7.03 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |
| FP16 | 2118GB | 12GB | 3.82 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |
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RTX 4070 is not a comfortable Q4 fit for Moonshotai Kimi K2 5 (about 530GB needed).
Q4 inference is estimated to need about 530GB VRAM on this page, while RTX 4070 has 12GB available.
Try lower-bit quantization, choose a smaller model, or move to a higher-VRAM GPU from the alternatives list.