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⇱ Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B on RX 6800 XT 16GB? YES

Can Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B run on RX 6800 XT 16GB?

YES — Runs Great

C51Usable
○Estimated from fit model

Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B needs ~8.3 GB VRAM. RX 6800 XT 16GB has 16.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~59 tok/s.

Runtime: llama.cppCapacity: RoomyBandwidth: MediumStack: 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) — 8.3 GB, 58.8 tok/s, Runs well
8.3 GB required16.0 GB available
52% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

58.8 tok/s

TTFT

3295 ms

Safe context

147K

Memory

8.3 GB / 16.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights4.9 GB
KV Cache0.9 GB
Runtime0.9 GB
Headroom1.6 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsHermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B on RX 6800 XT 16GB
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: 58.8 tok/s decode · 3.3s TTFT (warm) · 147 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 well58.8 tok/s1797 ms147K
CodingCRuns well58.8 tok/s3295 ms147K
Agentic CodingCRuns well58.8 tok/s4793 ms147K
ReasoningCRuns well58.8 tok/s3894 ms147K
RAGCRuns well58.8 tok/s5991 ms147K

Quantization options

How Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B (8B params) fits at each quantization level on RX 6800 XT 16GB (16.0 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
3.1 GB
LowC47
Q3_K_S
3
3.9 GB
LowC48
NVFP4
4
4.5 GB
MediumC48
Q4_K_M
4
4.9 GB
MediumC49
Q5_K_M
5
5.8 GB
HighC49
Q6_K
6
6.6 GB
HighC50
Q8_0Best for your GPU
8
8.6 GB
Very HighC51
F16
16
16.4 GB
MaximumF0

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Hermes 2 Pro Llama 3 8B on your machine.

Run

lms load hf-nousresearch--hermes-2-pro-llama-3-8b-gguf && lms server start

Frequently asked questions

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