Qwen2.5 72B hardware requirements
72.7B parameters. Needs about 47.4 GB at Q4_K_M with 8K context. Model card.
Memory needed at each quantization
| Quant | Quality | 8K context | 32K context |
|---|---|---|---|
| FP16 | Full quality | 148.7 GB | 156.7 GB |
| Q8_0 | Near-lossless | 80.5 GB | 88.6 GB |
| Q6_K | Excellent | 62.9 GB | 71 GB |
| Q5_K_M | Very good | 55 GB | 63 GB |
| Q4_K_M | Good, most popular | 47.4 GB | 55.4 GB |
| Q3_K_M | Noticeably degraded | 38.8 GB | 46.9 GB |
| Q2_K | Heavily degraded | 30.5 GB | 38.6 GB |
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Every GPU and Mac checked
| GPU | Runs? | Best fit |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA RTX 3060 12GB | No | Needs ~47.4 GB at Q4_K_M; 12 GB available |
| NVIDIA RTX 3070 | No | Needs ~47.4 GB at Q4_K_M; 8 GB available |
| NVIDIA RTX 3080 10GB | No | Needs ~47.4 GB at Q4_K_M; 10 GB available |
| NVIDIA RTX 3090 | No | Needs ~47.4 GB at Q4_K_M; 24 GB available |
| NVIDIA RTX 4060 | No | Needs ~47.4 GB at Q4_K_M; 8 GB available |
| NVIDIA RTX 4060 Ti 16GB | No | Needs ~47.4 GB at Q4_K_M; 16 GB available |
| NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti 16GB | No | Needs ~47.4 GB at Q4_K_M; 16 GB available |
| NVIDIA RTX 4070 | No | Needs ~47.4 GB at Q4_K_M; 12 GB available |
| NVIDIA RTX 4070 Ti Super | No | Needs ~47.4 GB at Q4_K_M; 16 GB available |
| NVIDIA RTX 4080 | No | Needs ~47.4 GB at Q4_K_M; 16 GB available |
| NVIDIA RTX 4090 | No | Needs ~47.4 GB at Q4_K_M; 24 GB available |
| NVIDIA RTX 5070 | No | Needs ~47.4 GB at Q4_K_M; 12 GB available |
| NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti | No | Needs ~47.4 GB at Q4_K_M; 16 GB available |
| NVIDIA RTX 5080 | No | Needs ~47.4 GB at Q4_K_M; 16 GB available |
| NVIDIA RTX 5090 | Yes, with heavy quantization | Q2_K · ~30.5 GB · ~39 tok/s |
| AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | No | Needs ~47.4 GB at Q4_K_M; 16 GB available |
| AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | No | Needs ~47.4 GB at Q4_K_M; 24 GB available |
| Apple M4 (16GB) | No | Needs ~47.4 GB at Q4_K_M; 10.7 GB available |
| Apple M1 (16GB) | No | Needs ~47.4 GB at Q4_K_M; 10.7 GB available |
| Apple M2 Pro (32GB) | No | Needs ~47.4 GB at Q4_K_M; 21.4 GB available |
| Apple M3 Max (64GB) | Yes | Q4_K_M · ~47.4 GB · ~5 tok/s |
| Apple M4 Pro (48GB) | Yes, with heavy quantization | Q2_K · ~30.5 GB · ~6 tok/s |
| Apple M4 Max (128GB) | Yes | Q8_0 · ~80.5 GB · ~4 tok/s |
| Apple M2 Ultra (192GB) | Yes | Q8_0 · ~80.5 GB · ~6 tok/s |