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Can Command A 111B run on AMD Instinct MI210 64GB?

YES — With NVFP4

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Estimated from fit model

Command A 111B needs ~73.4 GB VRAM. AMD Instinct MI210 64GB has 64.0 GB. With NVFP4 quantization, expect ~12 tok/s.

Runtime: llama.cppCapacity: OffloadBandwidth: HighStack: StandardBottleneck: Host offload
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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.

Command A 111B at Q4_K_M needs 78.9 GB — too much for AMD Instinct MI210 64GB (64.0 GB). Runs at NVFP4 (73.4 GB) with medium quality. 3 quantization levels fit.
Capabilities:

Select quantization to explore

Q4_K_M (Medium quality) — 78.9 GB, exceeds 64.0 GB available
78.9 GB required64.0 GB available
123% VRAM needed

14.9 GB over capacity — needs offload or smaller quantization

Fit status

Too heavy

Decode

8.7 tok/s

TTFT

22341 ms

Safe context

4K

Memory

78.9 GB / 64.0 GB

Offload

20%

Memory breakdown

Weights67.7 GB
KV Cache3.9 GB
Runtime0.9 GB
Headroom6.4 GB

See how fast it feels

With memory offload — actual speed may be lower
See how fast it feelsCommand A 111B on AMD Instinct MI210 64GB
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: 8.7 tok/s decode · 22.3s TTFT (warm) · 22 tok/s prefill

What limits this setup

It fits through host-memory offload, and offload is the main reason performance drops.

CPU or host-memory offload is active

About 10% of the working set spills out of accelerator memory, which usually hurts latency and sustained decode throughput.

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

Remove offload with more accelerator memory

Prioritize a GPU or unified-memory tier that fits the whole model natively. Removing offload usually helps more than small compute gains.

Buy headroom, not only minimum fit

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

Increase host RAM if you keep offloading

This setup may need roughly 7.9 GB of extra host RAM just for the offloaded portion, before OS and other tools.

Performance by workload

WorkloadGradeFitDecodeTTFTContext
ChatFToo heavy8.4 tok/s12620 ms4K
CodingFToo heavy7.9 tok/s24389 ms4K
Agentic CodingFToo heavy7.2 tok/s39273 ms4K
ReasoningFToo heavy7.9 tok/s28824 ms4K
RAGFToo heavy7.2 tok/s49091 ms4K

Quantization options

How Command A 111B (111B params) fits at each quantization level on AMD Instinct MI210 64GB (64.0 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_KBest for your GPU
2
43.3 GB
LowS88
Q3_K_S
3
54.4 GB
LowF0

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Command A 111B on your machine.

Run

ollama run command-a

Upgrade options

Hardware that runs Command A 111B well

AMD Instinct MI350X 288GBBudget pick
288 GB VRAM (+224)8000 GB/s (+6362)
S
Makes the model fit on the accelerator instead of staying completely out of reach.94.2 tok/s decode

Makes the model fit on the accelerator instead of staying completely out of reach.

Removes host-memory offload, which is usually the single biggest latency and throughput win.

~$8,000 MSRP

AMD Instinct MI300A 128GBBest value
128 GB VRAM (+64)5300 GB/s (+3662)
S
Makes the model fit on the accelerator instead of staying completely out of reach.59.8 tok/s decode

Makes the model fit on the accelerator instead of staying completely out of reach.

Removes host-memory offload, which is usually the single biggest latency and throughput win.

~$12,000 MSRP

AMD Instinct MI250X 128GBAMD upgrade
128 GB VRAM (+64)3200 GB/s (+1562)
S
Makes the model fit on the accelerator instead of staying completely out of reach.40.2 tok/s decode

Makes the model fit on the accelerator instead of staying completely out of reach.

Removes host-memory offload, which is usually the single biggest latency and throughput win.

~$15,000 MSRP

Frequently asked questions

See all results for AMD Instinct MI210 64GBSee all hardware for Command A 111B
NVFP4
4
62.2 GB
Medium
F0
Q4_K_M
4
67.7 GB
MediumF0
Q5_K_M
5
79.9 GB
HighF0
Q6_K
6
91.0 GB
HighF0
Q8_0
8
118.8 GB
Very HighF0
F16
16
227.6 GB
MaximumF0