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Can Codestral 22B run on RTX 4000 Ada 20GB?

YES — With Offload

B59Good
Estimated from fit model

Codestral 22B needs ~19.1 GB VRAM. RTX 4000 Ada 20GB has 20.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~21 tok/s.

Runtime: OllamaCapacity: OffloadBandwidth: LowStack: 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

Q4_K_M (Medium quality) — 19.1 GB, 22.5 tok/s, Runs with offload
19.1 GB required20.0 GB available
96% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs with offload

Decode

22.5 tok/s

TTFT

8607 ms

Safe context

22K

Memory

19.1 GB / 20.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights13.4 GB
KV Cache2.4 GB
Runtime1.2 GB
Headroom2.0 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsCodestral 22B on RTX 4000 Ada 20GB
1st promptCold start — includes initialization
>Write a Python function to sort a list
Here's a Python function that sorts a list using quicksort: def quicksort(arr): if len(arr) <= 1: return arr pivot = arr[len(arr) // 2] left = [x for x in arr if x < pivot] middle = [x for x in arr if x == pivot] right = [x for x in arr if x > pivot] return quicksort(left) + middle + quicksort(right) # Example usage numbers = [3, 6, 8, 10, 1, 2, 1] print(quicksort(numbers)) # [1, 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 10] The algorithm picks a pivot, partitions the list into smaller, equal, and larger elements, then recursively sorts each partition and concatenates the results.
2nd promptWarm — model ready, no init overhead
>Now add type hints and a docstring
def quicksort(arr: list[int]) -> list[int]: """Sort a list using the quicksort algorithm. Args: arr: List of integers to sort. Returns: A new sorted list. """ if len(arr) <= 1: return arr pivot = arr[len(arr) // 2] left = [x for x in arr if x < pivot] middle = [x for x in arr if x == pivot] right = [x for x in arr if x > pivot] return quicksort(left) + middle + quicksort(right) Added type hints for the input and return type, plus a Google-style docstring.
Estimated: 22.5 tok/s decode · 8.6s TTFT (warm) · 56 tok/s prefill

What limits this setup

This setup is broadly balanced for this model.

Very little memory headroom

You can run the model, but there is not much room left for longer context, bigger batches, extra apps, or future model updates.

Best improvement path

Buy headroom, not only minimum fit

A slightly larger memory tier gives you safer context growth and makes the recommendation more future-proof.

Performance by workload

WorkloadGradeFitDecodeTTFTContext
ChatBTight fit20.9 tok/s5047 ms22K
CodingBRuns with offload20.9 tok/s9253 ms22K
Agentic CodingCRuns with offload13.5 tok/s20901 ms22K
ReasoningBRuns with offload20.9 tok/s10935 ms22K
RAGCRuns with offload13.5 tok/s26126 ms22K

Quantization options

How Codestral 22B (22B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX 4000 Ada 20GB (20.0 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
8.6 GB
LowB60
Q3_K_S
3
10.8 GB
LowB61
NVFP4
4

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Codestral 22B on your machine.

Run

ollama run codestral

Upgrade options

Hardware that runs Codestral 22B well

👁 NVIDIA
RTX 3090 24GBBudget pick
24 GB VRAM (+4)936 GB/s (+576)
B
Raises estimated decode speed by about 133%.52.5 tok/s decode

Raises estimated decode speed by about 133%.

~$1,499 MSRP

👁 NVIDIA
RTX 4090 24GBBest value
24 GB VRAM (+4)1008 GB/s (+648)
B
Raises estimated decode speed by about 173%.61.4 tok/s decode

Raises estimated decode speed by about 173%.

~$1,599 MSRP

👁 NVIDIA
RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell 24GBNVIDIA upgrade
24 GB VRAM (+4)672 GB/s (+312)
B
Raises estimated decode speed by about 101%.45.2 tok/s decode

Raises estimated decode speed by about 101%.

~$1,599 MSRP

Frequently asked questions

See all results for RTX 4000 Ada 20GBSee all hardware for Codestral 22B
12.3 GB
Medium
B60
Q4_K_MBest for your GPU
4
13.4 GB
MediumB60
Q5_K_M
5
15.8 GB
HighF0
Q6_K
6
18.0 GB
HighF0
Q8_0
8
23.5 GB
Very HighF0
F16
16
45.1 GB
MaximumF0

Buy headroom, not only minimum fit. A slightly larger memory tier gives you safer context growth and makes the recommendation more future-proof.