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Can Granite 4.1 30B run on AMD Instinct MI250X 128GB?

YES — Runs Great

A80Great
Estimated from fit model

Granite 4.1 30B needs ~35.9 GB VRAM. AMD Instinct MI250X 128GB has 128.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~136 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) — 35.9 GB, 146.6 tok/s, Runs well
35.9 GB required128.0 GB available
28% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

146.6 tok/s

TTFT

1320 ms

Safe context

131K

Memory

35.9 GB / 128.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights18.3 GB
KV Cache3.9 GB
Runtime0.9 GB
Headroom12.8 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsGranite 4.1 30B on AMD Instinct MI250X 128GB
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: 146.6 tok/s decode · 1.3s TTFT (warm) · 367 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 well136.4 tok/s774 ms131K
CodingARuns well136.4 tok/s1419 ms131K
Agentic CodingARuns well146.6 tok/s1921 ms131K
ReasoningARuns well146.6 tok/s1560 ms131K
RAGARuns well146.6 tok/s2401 ms131K

Quantization options

How Granite 4.1 30B (30B params) fits at each quantization level on AMD Instinct MI250X 128GB (128.0 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
11.7 GB
LowA71
Q3_K_S
3
14.7 GB
LowA71
NVFP4
4

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Granite 4.1 30B on your machine.

Run

ollama run granite4.1:30b

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Frequently asked questions

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16.8 GB
Medium
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Q4_K_M
4
18.3 GB
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Q5_K_M
5
21.6 GB
HighA72
Q6_K
6
24.6 GB
HighA72
Q8_0
8
32.1 GB
Very HighA73
F16Best for your GPU
16
61.5 GB
MaximumA78
377.4 tok/s
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Qwen 3.5 122B A10B
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Qwen 3.6 35B A3B
35BS317.2 tok/s
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Qwen 3.5 35B A3B
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