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⇱ K EXAONE 236B A23B on AMD Instinct MI350X 288GB? YES


Can K EXAONE 236B A23B run on AMD Instinct MI350X 288GB?

YES — Runs Great

C54Usable
Estimated from fit model

K EXAONE 236B A23B needs ~201.3 GB VRAM. AMD Instinct MI350X 288GB has 288.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~41 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) — 201.3 GB, 40.6 tok/s, Runs well
201.3 GB required288.0 GB available
70% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

40.6 tok/s

TTFT

4772 ms

Safe context

66K

Memory

201.3 GB / 288.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights144.0 GB
KV Cache27.7 GB
Runtime0.9 GB
Headroom28.8 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsK EXAONE 236B A23B on AMD Instinct MI350X 288GB
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: 40.6 tok/s decode · 4.8s TTFT (warm) · 101 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
ChatCRuns well40.6 tok/s2603 ms66K
CodingCRuns well40.6 tok/s4772 ms66K
Agentic CodingCRuns well40.6 tok/s6942 ms66K
ReasoningCRuns well40.6 tok/s5640 ms66K
RAGCRuns well40.6 tok/s8677 ms66K

Quantization options

How K EXAONE 236B A23B (236B params) fits at each quantization level on AMD Instinct MI350X 288GB (288.0 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
92.0 GB
LowC43
Q3_K_S
3
115.6 GB
LowC44
NVFP4
4
132.2 GB
MediumC46
Q4_K_M
4
144.0 GB
MediumC47
Q5_K_M
5
169.9 GB
HighC48
Q6_KBest for your GPU
6
193.5 GB
HighC48
Q8_0
8
252.5 GB
Very HighF0
F16
16
483.8 GB
MaximumF0

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run K EXAONE 236B A23B on your machine.

Run

lms load hf-lgai-exaone--k-exaone-236b-a23b-gguf && lms server start

Frequently asked questions

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