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⇱ Nous Hermes 1.0 on RTX 5090 Laptop 24GB? TIGHT FIT

Can Nous Hermes 1.0 run on RTX 5090 Laptop 24GB?

YES — Tight Fit

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○Estimated from fit model

Nous Hermes 1.0 needs ~21.3 GB VRAM. RTX 5090 Laptop 24GB has 24.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~126 tok/s.

Runtime: OllamaCapacity: TightBandwidth: HighStack: 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) — 21.3 GB, 126.0 tok/s, Tight fit
21.3 GB required24.0 GB available
89% VRAM used

Fit status

Tight fit

Decode

126.0 tok/s

TTFT

1537 ms

Safe context

16K

Memory

21.3 GB / 24.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights5.5 GB
KV Cache12.2 GB
Runtime1.2 GB
Headroom2.4 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsNous Hermes 1.0 on RTX 5090 Laptop 24GB
1st promptCold start — includes initialization
>Solve: If a train travels at 60 mph for 2.5 hours, how far does it go?
Let me work through this step by step. Given information: - Speed = 60 mph (miles per hour) - Time = 2.5 hours Formula: Distance = Speed x Time Calculation: Distance = 60 mph x 2.5 h = 150 miles The train travels 150 miles. Double-check: at 60 mph the train covers 60 miles each hour. In half an hour it covers 30 miles. So in 2.5 hours: 60 + 60 + 30 = 150 miles. Confirmed.
2nd promptWarm — model ready, no init overhead
>What if the train stops for 20 minutes halfway?
The stop doesn't change the total distance covered while moving, but it affects total trip time. Breakdown: - First half: 1.25 hours at 60 mph = 75 miles - Stop: 20 minutes (no distance) - Second half: 1.25 hours at 60 mph = 75 miles Total distance: 150 miles (same) Total time: 2.5 h + 0.33 h = 2.83 hours Average speed: 150 / 2.83 = 53 mph The distance stays the same but average speed drops to 53 mph because of the stop.
Estimated: 126.0 tok/s decode · 1.5s TTFT (warm) · 315 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
ChatARuns well126.0 tok/s838 ms16K
CodingATight fit126.0 tok/s1537 ms16K
Agentic CodingFToo heavy50.9 tok/s5528 ms16K
ReasoningATight fit126.0 tok/s1816 ms16K
RAGFToo heavy50.9 tok/s6910 ms16K

Quantization options

How Nous Hermes 1.0 (9B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX 5090 Laptop 24GB (24.0 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
3.5 GB
LowB65
Q3_K_S
3
4.4 GB
LowB66
NVFP4
4
5.0 GB
MediumB66
Q4_K_M
4
5.5 GB
MediumB66
Q5_K_M
5
6.5 GB
HighB67
Q6_K
6
7.4 GB
HighB67
Q8_0
8
9.6 GB
Very HighB69
F16Best for your GPU
16
18.5 GB
MaximumA70

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Nous Hermes 1.0 on your machine.

Run

lms load Nous-Hermes-1.0 && lms server start

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Frequently asked questions

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