Can Llama 3.2 11B Vision run on RX 6700 XT 12GB?

YES — Tight Fit

B65Good

○Estimated from fit model

Llama 3.2 11B Vision needs ~11.1 GB VRAM. RX 6700 XT 12GB has 12.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~32 tok/s.

Runtime: OllamaCapacity: TightBandwidth: LowStack: BasicBottleneck: Balanced

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) — 11.1 GB, 32.0 tok/s, Tight fit

11.1 GB required12.0 GB available

93% VRAM used

Fit status

Tight fit

Decode

32.0 tok/s

TTFT

6052 ms

Safe context

16K

Memory

11.1 GB / 12.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights6.7 GB

KV Cache2.0 GB

Runtime1.2 GB

Headroom1.2 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsLlama 3.2 11B Vision on RX 6700 XT 12GB
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: 32.0 tok/s decode · 6.1s TTFT (warm) · 80 tok/s prefill

What limits this setup

This setup is broadly balanced for this model.

Very little memory headroom

You can run the model, but there is not much room left for longer context, bigger batches, extra apps, or future model updates.

Best improvement path

Buy headroom, not only minimum fit

A slightly larger memory tier gives you safer context growth and makes the recommendation more future-proof.

Performance by workload

Workload	Grade	Fit	Decode	TTFT	Context
Chat	B	Tight fit	32.0 tok/s	3301 ms	16K
Coding	B	Tight fit	32.0 tok/s	6052 ms	16K
Agentic Coding	C	Very compromised (needs ~0.5 GB host RAM)	20.2 tok/s	13927 ms	16K
Reasoning	B	Tight fit	32.0 tok/s	7152 ms	16K
RAG	C	Very compromised (needs ~0.5 GB host RAM)	20.2 tok/s	17409 ms	16K

Quantization options

How Llama 3.2 11B Vision (11B params) fits at each quantization level on RX 6700 XT 12GB (12.0 GB usable).

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	4.3 GB	Low	B65
Q3_K_S	3	5.4 GB	Low	B67
NVFP4	4	6.2 GB	Medium	B67
Q4_K_M	4	6.7 GB	Medium	B66
Q5_K_M	5	7.9 GB	High	B66
Q6_KBest for your GPU	6	9.0 GB	High	B66
Q8_0	8	11.8 GB	Very High	F0
F16	16	22.5 GB	Maximum	F0