Can OLMo 2 32B run on AMD Instinct MI100 32GB?

YES — Tight Fit

A84Great

○Estimated from fit model

OLMo 2 32B needs ~27.5 GB VRAM. AMD Instinct MI100 32GB has 32.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~44 tok/s.

Runtime: llama.cppCapacity: TightBandwidth: HighStack: StandardBottleneck: 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) — 27.5 GB, 44.2 tok/s, Tight fit

27.5 GB required32.0 GB available

86% VRAM used

Fit status

Tight fit

Decode

44.2 tok/s

TTFT

4384 ms

Safe context

Memory

27.5 GB / 32.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights19.5 GB

KV Cache3.9 GB

Runtime0.9 GB

Headroom3.2 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsOLMo 2 32B on AMD Instinct MI100 32GB
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: 44.2 tok/s decode · 4.4s TTFT (warm) · 110 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

Workload	Grade	Fit	Decode	TTFT	Context
Chat	S	Runs well	44.2 tok/s	2391 ms	4K
Coding	A	Tight fit	44.2 tok/s	4384 ms	4K
Agentic Coding	A	Runs with offload	44.2 tok/s	6376 ms	4K
Reasoning	A	Tight fit	44.2 tok/s	5181 ms	4K
RAG	A	Runs with offload	44.2 tok/s	7971 ms	4K

Quantization options

How OLMo 2 32B (32B params) fits at each quantization level on AMD Instinct MI100 32GB (32.0 GB usable).

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	12.5 GB	Low	A80
Q3_K_S	3	15.7 GB	Low	A82
NVFP4	4

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run OLMo 2 32B on your machine.

Run

lms load OLMo-2-0325-32B-Instruct && lms server start

Your hardware

More models your AMD Instinct MI100 32GB can run

Model	Params	Grade	Decode	Capabilities
👁 Alibaba Qwen 3.6 35B A3B	35B	S	101.4 tok/s
👁 Alibaba

Frequently asked questions

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