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Can Llama 3.2 11B Vision run on Intel Arc Pro B50 16GB?

YES — Runs Great

B66Good
Estimated from fit model

Llama 3.2 11B Vision needs ~11.5 GB VRAM. Intel Arc Pro B50 16GB has 16.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~18 tok/s.

Runtime: OllamaCapacity: RoomyBandwidth: Very lowStack: BasicBottleneck: Memory bandwidth
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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) — 11.5 GB, 19.4 tok/s, Runs well
11.5 GB required16.0 GB available
72% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

19.4 tok/s

TTFT

9990 ms

Safe context

16K

Memory

11.5 GB / 16.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights6.7 GB
KV Cache2.0 GB
Runtime1.2 GB
Headroom1.6 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsLlama 3.2 11B Vision on Intel Arc Pro B50 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: 19.4 tok/s decode · 10.0s TTFT (warm) · 48 tok/s prefill

What limits this setup

The raw memory story may look fine, but the software ecosystem is still a constraint here.

Runtime ecosystem is narrower than CUDA

Intel GPUs can look attractive on memory per dollar, but local AI tooling, kernels, and model coverage are still broader and easier on CUDA today.

Best improvement path

Prefer CUDA if you want the path of least resistance

If your goal is maximum runtime coverage, easier troubleshooting, and better support for new local AI releases, CUDA is usually still the safer upgrade path.

Performance by workload

WorkloadGradeFitDecodeTTFTContext
ChatBRuns well19.4 tok/s5449 ms16K
CodingBRuns well18.0 tok/s10740 ms16K
Agentic CodingBTight fit19.4 tok/s14531 ms16K
ReasoningBRuns well18.0 tok/s12692 ms16K
RAGBTight fit19.4 tok/s18164 ms16K

Quantization options

How Llama 3.2 11B Vision (11B params) fits at each quantization level on Intel Arc Pro B50 16GB (16.0 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
4.3 GB
LowB62
Q3_K_S
3
5.4 GB
LowB64
NVFP4
4

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Llama 3.2 11B Vision on your machine.

Run

ollama run llama3.2-vision:11b

Upgrade options

Hardware that runs Llama 3.2 11B Vision well

RX 7900 XT 20GBBudget pick
20 GB VRAM (+4)800 GB/s (+576)
B
Raises estimated decode speed by about 296%.76.9 tok/s decode

Raises estimated decode speed by about 296%.

Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.

~$899 MSRP

RX 7900 XTX 24GBBest value
24 GB VRAM (+8)960 GB/s (+736)
B
Raises estimated decode speed by about 471%.110.7 tok/s decode

Raises estimated decode speed by about 471%.

Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.

~$999 MSRP

Frequently asked questions

See all results for Intel Arc Pro B50 16GBSee all hardware for Llama 3.2 11B Vision
6.2 GB
Medium
B64
Q4_K_M
4
6.7 GB
MediumB65
Q5_K_M
5
7.9 GB
HighB66
Q6_K
6
9.0 GB
HighB66
Q8_0Best for your GPU
8
11.8 GB
Very HighB65
F16
16
22.5 GB
MaximumF0

Prefer CUDA if you want the path of least resistance. If your goal is maximum runtime coverage, easier troubleshooting, and better support for new local AI releases, CUDA is usually still the safer upgrade path.