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Can Aya Expanse 32B run on AMD Instinct MI100 32GB?

YES — Runs Great

B60Good
Estimated from fit model

Aya Expanse 32B needs ~26.1 GB VRAM. AMD Instinct MI100 32GB has 32.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~45 tok/s.

Runtime: llama.cppCapacity: RoomyBandwidth: HighStack: StandardBottleneck: Balanced
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Operating mode

Choose the run profile you care about

Interactive favors responsiveness, while light API and scale-out lean harder on serving readiness. The fit stays the same, but the recommendation lens changes.

Current mode

Balanced

Balanced for general local use. Keeps the ranking neutral across personal and serving workflows.

Capabilities:

Select quantization to explore

Q4_K_M (Medium quality) — 26.1 GB, 44.5 tok/s, Runs well
26.1 GB required32.0 GB available
82% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

44.5 tok/s

TTFT

4354 ms

Safe context

8K

Memory

26.1 GB / 32.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights19.5 GB
KV Cache2.4 GB
Runtime0.9 GB
Headroom3.2 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsAya Expanse 32B on AMD Instinct MI100 32GB
1st promptCold start — includes initialization
>What is local AI inference?
Local AI inference means running an AI language model directly on your own hardware — your laptop, desktop, or server — instead of sending requests to a remote cloud API. When you run inference locally the model weights are loaded into your GPU or unified memory. Each token you generate requires reading those weights from memory, so memory bandwidth is the main bottleneck for decode speed. Key benefits of running locally: - Full privacy: your prompts never leave your machine - No per-token cost or rate limits - Works offline once the model is downloaded - Latency depends only on your hardware
2nd promptWarm — model ready, no init overhead
>How much VRAM do I need?
It depends on the model size and quantization level. A rough rule of thumb: Model size Q4 (4-bit) Q8 (8-bit) FP16 7B params ~4.3 GB ~7.5 GB ~14 GB 13B params ~7.9 GB ~13.9 GB ~26 GB 70B params ~42.7 GB ~74.9 GB ~140 GB Most people use 4-bit quantization (Q4_K_M) which gives 90-95% of full quality at a fraction of the memory. A 24 GB GPU can comfortably run most 7B-13B models.
Estimated: 44.5 tok/s decode · 4.4s TTFT (warm) · 111 tok/s prefill

What limits this setup

This setup is broadly balanced for this model.

No major red flags

This recommendation has enough memory headroom and acceptable estimated speed for the selected workload.

Best improvement path

Performance by workload

WorkloadGradeFitDecodeTTFTContext
ChatBRuns well44.5 tok/s2375 ms8K
CodingBRuns well44.5 tok/s4354 ms8K
Agentic CodingBTight fit44.5 tok/s6332 ms8K
ReasoningBRuns well44.5 tok/s5145 ms8K
RAGBTight fit44.5 tok/s7916 ms8K

Quantization options

How Aya Expanse 32B (32B params) fits at each quantization level on AMD Instinct MI100 32GB (32.0 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
12.5 GB
LowC53
Q3_K_S
3
15.7 GB
LowC55
NVFP4
4

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Aya Expanse 32B on your machine.

Run

ollama run aya-expanse:32b

Upgrade options

Hardware that runs Aya Expanse 32B well

👁 NVIDIA
NVIDIA A100 40GBBudget pick
40 GB VRAM (+8)1555 GB/s (+327)
B
Raises estimated decode speed by about 64%.72.8 tok/s decode

Raises estimated decode speed by about 64%.

Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.

~$10,000 MSRP

Frequently asked questions

See all results for AMD Instinct MI100 32GBSee all hardware for Aya Expanse 32B
17.9 GB
Medium
C55
Q4_K_M
4
19.5 GB
MediumC54
Q5_K_MBest for your GPU
5
23.0 GB
HighC54
Q6_K
6
26.2 GB
HighF0
Q8_0
8
34.2 GB
Very HighF0
F16
16
65.6 GB
MaximumF0