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⇱ Gemma 4 26B A4B on AMD Instinct MI60 32GB? YES


Can Gemma 4 26B A4B run on AMD Instinct MI60 32GB?

YES — Runs Great

S92Excellent
Estimated from fit model

Gemma 4 26B A4B needs ~23.1 GB VRAM. AMD Instinct MI60 32GB has 32.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~82 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) — 23.1 GB, 81.5 tok/s, Runs well
23.1 GB required32.0 GB available
72% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

81.5 tok/s

TTFT

2376 ms

Safe context

55K

Memory

23.1 GB / 32.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights15.4 GB
KV Cache3.7 GB
Runtime0.9 GB
Headroom3.2 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsGemma 4 26B A4B on AMD Instinct MI60 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: 81.5 tok/s decode · 2.4s TTFT (warm) · 204 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
ChatSRuns well81.5 tok/s1296 ms55K
CodingSRuns well81.5 tok/s2376 ms55K
Agentic CodingSTight fit81.5 tok/s3456 ms55K
ReasoningSRuns well81.5 tok/s2808 ms55K
RAGSTight fit81.5 tok/s4320 ms55K

Quantization options

How Gemma 4 26B A4B (25.200000762939453B params) fits at each quantization level on AMD Instinct MI60 32GB (32.0 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
9.8 GB
LowA81
Q3_K_S
3
12.3 GB
LowA82
NVFP4
4
14.1 GB
MediumA83
Q4_K_M
4
15.4 GB
MediumA84
Q5_K_M
5
18.1 GB
HighA84
Q6_KBest for your GPU
6
20.7 GB
HighA84
Q8_0
8
27.0 GB
Very HighF0
F16
16
51.7 GB
MaximumF0

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Gemma 4 26B A4B on your machine.

Run

ollama run gemma4:26b

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Frequently asked questions

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