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Can Gemma 2 9B run on Radeon Pro W6800 32GB?

YES — Runs Great

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Estimated from fit model

Gemma 2 9B needs ~15.0 GB VRAM. Radeon Pro W6800 32GB has 32.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~52 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

Q4_K_M (Medium quality) — 15.0 GB, 54.8 tok/s, Runs well
15.0 GB required32.0 GB available
47% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

54.8 tok/s

TTFT

3530 ms

Safe context

8K

Memory

15.0 GB / 32.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights5.5 GB
KV Cache5.1 GB
Runtime1.2 GB
Headroom3.2 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsGemma 2 9B on Radeon Pro W6800 32GB
1st promptCold start — includes initialization
>What is local AI inference?
Local AI inference means running an AI language model directly on your own hardware — your laptop, desktop, or server — instead of sending requests to a remote cloud API. When you run inference locally the model weights are loaded into your GPU or unified memory. Each token you generate requires reading those weights from memory, so memory bandwidth is the main bottleneck for decode speed. Key benefits of running locally: - Full privacy: your prompts never leave your machine - No per-token cost or rate limits - Works offline once the model is downloaded - Latency depends only on your hardware
2nd promptWarm — model ready, no init overhead
>How much VRAM do I need?
It depends on the model size and quantization level. A rough rule of thumb: Model size Q4 (4-bit) Q8 (8-bit) FP16 7B params ~4.3 GB ~7.5 GB ~14 GB 13B params ~7.9 GB ~13.9 GB ~26 GB 70B params ~42.7 GB ~74.9 GB ~140 GB Most people use 4-bit quantization (Q4_K_M) which gives 90-95% of full quality at a fraction of the memory. A 24 GB GPU can comfortably run most 7B-13B models.
Estimated: 54.8 tok/s decode · 3.5s TTFT (warm) · 137 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 well52.2 tok/s2022 ms8K
CodingBRuns well52.2 tok/s3707 ms8K
Agentic CodingBRuns well52.2 tok/s5392 ms8K
ReasoningBRuns well52.2 tok/s4381 ms8K
RAGBRuns well52.2 tok/s6740 ms8K

Quantization options

How Gemma 2 9B (9B params) fits at each quantization level on Radeon Pro W6800 32GB (32.0 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
3.5 GB
LowB58
Q3_K_S
3
4.4 GB
LowB58
NVFP4
4

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Gemma 2 9B on your machine.

Run

ollama run gemma2

Upgrade options

Hardware that runs Gemma 2 9B well

MacBook Pro M4 Max 48GBBudget pick
48 GB Unified (+16)546 GB/s (+34)
B
Raises estimated decode speed by about 31%.71.7 tok/s decode

Raises estimated decode speed by about 31%.

~$2,499 MSRP

Mac Studio M2 Ultra 64GBBest value
64 GB Unified (+32)800 GB/s (+288)
B
Raises estimated decode speed by about 62%.88.7 tok/s decode

Raises estimated decode speed by about 62%.

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

~$3,999 MSRP

Frequently asked questions

See all results for Radeon Pro W6800 32GBSee all hardware for Gemma 2 9B
5.0 GB
Medium
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Q4_K_M
4
5.5 GB
MediumB58
Q5_K_M
5
6.5 GB
HighB59
Q6_K
6
7.4 GB
HighB59
Q8_0
8
9.6 GB
Very HighB60
F16Best for your GPU
16
18.5 GB
MaximumB64