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Can Cerebras-GPT 13B run on Radeon Pro W6800 32GB?

YES — Runs Great

B70Good
Estimated from fit model

Cerebras-GPT 13B needs ~23.5 GB VRAM. Radeon Pro W6800 32GB has 32.0 GB. With Q5_K_M quantization, expect ~31 tok/s.

Runtime: OllamaCapacity: RoomyBandwidth: MediumStack: BasicBottleneck: 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

Q5_K_M (High quality) — 23.5 GB, 31.2 tok/s, Runs well
23.5 GB required32.0 GB available
73% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

31.2 tok/s

TTFT

6196 ms

Safe context

30K

Memory

23.5 GB / 32.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights9.4 GB
KV Cache9.8 GB
Runtime1.2 GB
Headroom3.2 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsCerebras-GPT 13B on Radeon Pro W6800 32GB
1st promptCold start — includes initialization
>Solve: If a train travels at 60 mph for 2.5 hours, how far does it go?
Let me work through this step by step. Given information: - Speed = 60 mph (miles per hour) - Time = 2.5 hours Formula: Distance = Speed x Time Calculation: Distance = 60 mph x 2.5 h = 150 miles The train travels 150 miles. Double-check: at 60 mph the train covers 60 miles each hour. In half an hour it covers 30 miles. So in 2.5 hours: 60 + 60 + 30 = 150 miles. Confirmed.
2nd promptWarm — model ready, no init overhead
>What if the train stops for 20 minutes halfway?
The stop doesn't change the total distance covered while moving, but it affects total trip time. Breakdown: - First half: 1.25 hours at 60 mph = 75 miles - Stop: 20 minutes (no distance) - Second half: 1.25 hours at 60 mph = 75 miles Total distance: 150 miles (same) Total time: 2.5 h + 0.33 h = 2.83 hours Average speed: 150 / 2.83 = 53 mph The distance stays the same but average speed drops to 53 mph because of the stop.
Estimated: 31.2 tok/s decode · 6.2s TTFT (warm) · 78 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 well31.2 tok/s3380 ms30K
CodingBRuns well31.2 tok/s6196 ms30K
Agentic CodingBRuns with offload (needs ~0.4 GB host RAM)21.6 tok/s13060 ms30K
ReasoningBRuns well31.2 tok/s7323 ms30K
RAGBRuns with offload (needs ~0.4 GB host RAM)21.6 tok/s16325 ms

Quantization options

How Cerebras-GPT 13B (13B params) fits at each quantization level on Radeon Pro W6800 32GB (32.0 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
5.1 GB
LowB60
Q3_K_S
3
6.4 GB
LowB60
NVFP4
4

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Cerebras-GPT 13B on your machine.

Run

docker run --rm -it ghcr.io/ggerganov/llama.cpp:full \ --hf-repo "cerebras/Cerebras-GPT-13B" \ --hf-file "Cerebras-GPT-13B-Q5_K_M.gguf" \ -c 4096 -ngl 99

Upgrade options

Hardware that runs Cerebras-GPT 13B well

MacBook Pro M4 Max 48GBBudget pick
48 GB Unified (+16)546 GB/s (+34)
B
This setup is broadly balanced for this model.33 tok/s decode

~$2,499 MSRP

👁 NVIDIA
NVIDIA A100 40GBBest value
40 GB VRAM (+8)1555 GB/s (+1043)
A
Raises estimated decode speed by about 356%.142.3 tok/s decode

Raises estimated decode speed by about 356%.

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

~$10,000 MSRP

Frequently asked questions

See all results for Radeon Pro W6800 32GBSee all hardware for Cerebras-GPT 13B
30K
7.3 GB
Medium
B61
Q4_K_M
4
7.9 GB
MediumB61
Q5_K_M
5
9.4 GB
HighB62
Q6_K
6
10.7 GB
HighB62
Q8_0
8
13.9 GB
Very HighB64
F16Best for your GPU
16
26.7 GB
MaximumB65