Can Codestral 21B Pruned i1 run on RTX 4090 24GB?
YES — Runs Great
Codestral 21B Pruned i1 needs ~18.9 GB VRAM. RTX 4090 24GB has 24.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~60 tok/s.
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.
Select quantization to explore
Fit status
Runs well
Decode
59.8 tok/s
TTFT
3237 ms
Safe context
49K
Memory
18.9 GB / 24.0 GB
Memory breakdown
See how fast it feels
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 | B | Runs well | 59.8 tok/s | 1766 ms | 49K |
| Coding | B | Runs well | 59.8 tok/s | 3237 ms | 49K |
| Agentic Coding | C | Tight fit | 59.8 tok/s | 4709 ms | 49K |
| Reasoning | B | Runs well | 59.8 tok/s | 3826 ms | 49K |
| RAG | C | Tight fit | 59.8 tok/s | 5886 ms | 49K |
Quantization options
How Codestral 21B Pruned i1 (21B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX 4090 24GB (24.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 8.2 GB | Low | C47 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 10.3 GB | Low | C49 |
NVFP4 | 4 | 11.8 GB | Medium | C50 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 12.8 GB | Medium | C50 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 15.1 GB | High | C49 |
Q6_KBest for your GPU | 6 | 17.2 GB | High | C49 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 22.5 GB | Very High | F0 |
F16 | 16 | 43.1 GB | Maximum | F0 |
Get started
Copy-paste commands to run Codestral 21B Pruned i1 on your machine.
Run
lms load hf-mradermacher--codestral-21b-pruned-i1-gguf && lms server start