Qwen Qwen2 5 32B Instruct speed on RX 9070 and quantization-level VRAM fit.
RX 9070 does not meet the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Qwen Qwen2 5 32B Instruct. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
RX 9070 lacks sufficient VRAM for comfortable Qwen Qwen2 5 32B Instruct operation with Q4 quantization.
Your 16GB GPU is 1GB short of the 17GB 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 | 17GB | 16GB | 30.45 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |
| Q8 | 33GB | 16GB | 21.31 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |
| FP16 | 66GB | 16GB | 11.57 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |
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RX 9070 is not a comfortable Q4 fit for Qwen Qwen2 5 32B Instruct (about 17GB needed).
Q4 inference is estimated to need about 17GB VRAM on this page, while RX 9070 has 16GB available.
Try lower-bit quantization, choose a smaller model, or move to a higher-VRAM GPU from the alternatives list.