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Can Yi 9B Coder i1 run on GTX 1080 Ti 11GB?

YES — Runs Great

C55Usable
Estimated from fit model

Yi 9B Coder i1 needs ~8.8 GB VRAM. GTX 1080 Ti 11GB has 11.0 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) — 8.8 GB, 52.0 tok/s, Runs well
8.8 GB required11.0 GB available
80% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

52.0 tok/s

TTFT

3722 ms

Safe context

49K

Memory

8.8 GB / 11.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights5.5 GB
KV Cache1.1 GB
Runtime1.2 GB
Headroom1.1 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsYi 9B Coder i1 on GTX 1080 Ti 11GB
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: 52.0 tok/s decode · 3.7s TTFT (warm) · 130 tok/s prefill

What limits this setup

This setup is broadly balanced for this model.

Older PCIe generation

PCIe 3.0 is workable, but it compounds the penalty when you offload heavily or try to scale across multiple cards.

Best improvement path

Performance by workload

WorkloadGradeFitDecodeTTFTContext
ChatCRuns well52.0 tok/s2030 ms49K
CodingCRuns well52.0 tok/s3722 ms49K
Agentic CodingCTight fit52.0 tok/s5414 ms49K
ReasoningCRuns well52.0 tok/s4399 ms49K
RAGCTight fit52.0 tok/s6767 ms49K

Quantization options

How Yi 9B Coder i1 (9B params) fits at each quantization level on GTX 1080 Ti 11GB (11.0 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
3.5 GB
LowC51
Q3_K_S
3
4.4 GB
LowC52
NVFP4
4

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Yi 9B Coder i1 on your machine.

Run

lms load hf-mradermacher--yi-9b-coder-i1-gguf && lms server start

Upgrade options

Hardware that runs Yi 9B Coder i1 well

👁 NVIDIA
RTX 5070 12GBBudget pick
12 GB VRAM (+1)672 GB/s (+188)
B
Raises estimated decode speed by about 48%.77.1 tok/s decode

Raises estimated decode speed by about 48%.

~$549 MSRP

👁 NVIDIA
RTX 4070 Super 12GBBest value
12 GB VRAM (+1)504 GB/s (+20)
B
Raises estimated decode speed by about 36%.70.7 tok/s decode

Raises estimated decode speed by about 36%.

~$599 MSRP

👁 NVIDIA
RTX 4070 12GBNVIDIA upgrade
12 GB VRAM (+1)504 GB/s (+20)
B
Raises estimated decode speed by about 33%.68.9 tok/s decode

Raises estimated decode speed by about 33%.

~$599 MSRP

Frequently asked questions

See all results for GTX 1080 Ti 11GBSee all hardware for Yi 9B Coder i1
5.0 GB
Medium
C52
Q4_K_M
4
5.5 GB
MediumC52
Q5_K_M
5
6.5 GB
HighC52
Q6_KBest for your GPU
6
7.4 GB
HighC52
Q8_0
8
9.6 GB
Very HighF0
F16
16
18.5 GB
MaximumF0