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⇱ DeepSeek Coder V2 16B on AMD Instinct MI210 64GB? YES


Can DeepSeek Coder V2 16B run on AMD Instinct MI210 64GB?

YES — Runs Great

A77Great
Estimated from fit model

DeepSeek Coder V2 16B needs ~20.4 GB VRAM. AMD Instinct MI210 64GB has 64.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~272 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) — 20.4 GB, 271.7 tok/s, Runs well
20.4 GB required64.0 GB available
32% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

271.7 tok/s

TTFT

712 ms

Safe context

131K

Memory

20.4 GB / 64.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights9.8 GB
KV Cache3.3 GB
Runtime0.9 GB
Headroom6.4 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsDeepSeek Coder V2 16B 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: 271.7 tok/s decode · 712ms TTFT (warm) · 679 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
ChatARuns well271.7 tok/s389 ms131K
CodingARuns well271.7 tok/s712 ms131K
Agentic CodingARuns well271.7 tok/s1036 ms131K
ReasoningARuns well271.7 tok/s842 ms131K
RAGARuns well271.7 tok/s1295 ms131K

Quantization options

How DeepSeek Coder V2 16B (16B params) fits at each quantization level on AMD Instinct MI210 64GB (64.0 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
6.2 GB
LowB69
Q3_K_S
3
7.8 GB
LowB69
NVFP4
4
9.0 GB
MediumB70
Q4_K_M
4
9.8 GB
MediumB70
Q5_K_M
5
11.5 GB
HighA70
Q6_K
6
13.1 GB
HighA70
Q8_0
8
17.1 GB
Very HighA71
F16Best for your GPU
16
32.8 GB
MaximumA75

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run DeepSeek Coder V2 16B on your machine.

Run

lms load DeepSeek-Coder-V2-Lite-Instruct && lms server start

Your hardware

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Frequently asked questions

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