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Can MiniMax M2.7 run on AMD Instinct MI300A 128GB?

YES — With NVFP4

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Estimated from fit model

MiniMax M2.7 needs ~146.3 GB VRAM. AMD Instinct MI300A 128GB has 128.0 GB. With NVFP4 quantization, expect ~56 tok/s.

Runtime: llama.cppCapacity: OffloadBandwidth: HighStack: StandardBottleneck: Host offload
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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.

MiniMax M2.7 at UD-IQ4_XS needs 157.8 GB — too much for AMD Instinct MI300A 128GB (128.0 GB). Runs at NVFP4 (146.3 GB) with medium quality. 3 quantization levels fit.
Capabilities:

Select quantization to explore

F16 (Maximum quality) — 489.0 GB, exceeds 128.0 GB available
489.0 GB required128.0 GB available
382% VRAM needed

361.0 GB over capacity — needs offload or smaller quantization

Fit status

Too heavy

Decode

5.4 tok/s

TTFT

36068 ms

Safe context

4K

Memory

489.0 GB / 128.0 GB

Offload

70%

Memory breakdown

Weights471.5 GB
KV Cache3.8 GB
Runtime0.9 GB
Headroom12.8 GB

See how fast it feels

With memory offload — actual speed may be lower
See how fast it feelsMiniMax M2.7 on AMD Instinct MI300A 128GB
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: 5.4 tok/s decode · 36.1s TTFT (warm) · 13 tok/s prefill

What limits this setup

It fits through host-memory offload, and offload is the main reason performance drops.

CPU or host-memory offload is active

About 10% of the working set spills out of accelerator memory, which usually hurts latency and sustained decode throughput.

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

Remove offload with more accelerator memory

Prioritize a GPU or unified-memory tier that fits the whole model natively. Removing offload usually helps more than small compute gains.

Buy headroom, not only minimum fit

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

Increase host RAM if you keep offloading

This setup may need roughly 16.1 GB of extra host RAM just for the offloaded portion, before OS and other tools.

Performance by workload

WorkloadGradeFitDecodeTTFTContext
ChatFToo heavy39.1 tok/s2699 ms4K
CodingFToo heavy38.1 tok/s5076 ms4K
Agentic CodingFToo heavy36.3 tok/s7761 ms4K
ReasoningFToo heavy38.1 tok/s5999 ms4K
RAGFToo heavy36.3 tok/s9702 ms4K

Quantization options

How MiniMax M2.7 (230B params) fits at each quantization level on AMD Instinct MI300A 128GB (128.0 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_KBest for your GPU
2
89.7 GB
LowA84
Q3_K_S
3
112.7 GB
LowF0

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run MiniMax M2.7 on your machine.

Run

lms load MiniMax-M2.7 && lms server start

Upgrade options

Hardware that runs MiniMax M2.7 well

AMD Instinct MI350X 288GBBudget pick
288 GB VRAM (+160)8000 GB/s (+2700)
S
Makes the model fit on the accelerator instead of staying completely out of reach.135.2 tok/s decode

Makes the model fit on the accelerator instead of staying completely out of reach.

Removes host-memory offload, which is usually the single biggest latency and throughput win.

~$8,000 MSRP

AMD Instinct MI300X 192GBBest value
192 GB VRAM (+64)
S
Makes the model fit on the accelerator instead of staying completely out of reach.95.7 tok/s decode

Makes the model fit on the accelerator instead of staying completely out of reach.

Removes host-memory offload, which is usually the single biggest latency and throughput win.

~$15,000 MSRP

AMD Instinct MI325X 256GBAMD upgrade
256 GB VRAM (+128)6000 GB/s (+700)
S
Makes the model fit on the accelerator instead of staying completely out of reach.101.4 tok/s decode

Makes the model fit on the accelerator instead of staying completely out of reach.

Removes host-memory offload, which is usually the single biggest latency and throughput win.

~$20,000 MSRP

Frequently asked questions

See all results for AMD Instinct MI300A 128GBSee all hardware for MiniMax M2.7
NVFP4
4
128.8 GB
Medium
F0
Q4_K_M
4
140.3 GB
MediumF0
Q5_K_M
5
165.6 GB
HighF0
Q6_K
6
188.6 GB
HighF0
Q8_0
8
246.1 GB
Very HighF0
F16
16
471.5 GB
MaximumF0