Can DeepSeek Coder V2 16B run on Radeon AI PRO R9700 32GB?

YES — Runs Great

A82Great

○Estimated from fit model

DeepSeek Coder V2 16B needs ~17.2 GB VRAM. Radeon AI PRO R9700 32GB has 32.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~92 tok/s.

Runtime: llama.cppCapacity: RoomyBandwidth: MediumStack: StandardBottleneck: Balanced

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) — 17.2 GB, 92.1 tok/s, Runs well

17.2 GB required32.0 GB available

54% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

92.1 tok/s

TTFT

2102 ms

Safe context

88K

Memory

17.2 GB / 32.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights9.8 GB

KV Cache3.3 GB

Runtime0.9 GB

Headroom3.2 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsDeepSeek Coder V2 16B on Radeon AI PRO R9700 32GB
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: 92.1 tok/s decode · 2.1s TTFT (warm) · 230 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

Workload	Grade	Fit	Decode	TTFT	Context
Chat	A	Runs well	92.1 tok/s	1146 ms	88K
Coding	A	Runs well	92.1 tok/s	2102 ms	88K
Agentic Coding	A	Runs well	92.1 tok/s	3057 ms	88K
Reasoning	A	Runs well	92.1 tok/s	2484 ms	88K
RAG	A	Runs well	92.1 tok/s	3821 ms	88K

Quantization options

How DeepSeek Coder V2 16B (16B params) fits at each quantization level on Radeon AI PRO R9700 32GB (32.0 GB usable).

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	6.2 GB	Low	A73
Q3_K_S	3	7.8 GB	Low	A73
NVFP4	4	9.0 GB	Medium	A74
Q4_K_M	4	9.8 GB	Medium	A74
Q5_K_M	5	11.5 GB	High	A75
Q6_K	6	13.1 GB	High	A76
Q8_0Best for your GPU	8	17.1 GB	Very High	A78
F16	16	32.8 GB	Maximum	F0

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

More models your Radeon AI PRO R9700 32GB can run

Model	Params	Grade	Decode
👁 Alibaba Qwen3-Coder 30B A3B Instruct	30.5B	S	57.1 tok/s
👁 Alibaba Qwen 3.5 27B	27B	S	24.8 tok/s
👁 Alibaba Qwen 3.6 27B	27B	S	18.8 tok/s
👁 Alibaba Qwen 3.6 35B A3B	35B	S	48 tok/s
👁 Alibaba Qwen3-VL 30B A3B Instruct	30B	S	59.1 tok/s

Frequently asked questions

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⇱ DeepSeek Coder V2 16B on Radeon AI PRO R9700 32GB? YES