Can Phi 3 Mini 3.8B run on AMD Instinct MI100 32GB?

YES — Runs Great

B65Good

○Estimated from fit model

Phi 3 Mini 3.8B needs ~12.3 GB VRAM. AMD Instinct MI100 32GB has 32.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~53 tok/s.

Runtime: llama.cppCapacity: RoomyBandwidth: 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) — 12.3 GB, 53.2 tok/s, Runs well

12.3 GB required32.0 GB available

38% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

53.2 tok/s

TTFT

3639 ms

Safe context

70K

Memory

12.3 GB / 32.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights2.3 GB

KV Cache5.9 GB

Runtime0.9 GB

Headroom3.2 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsPhi 3 Mini 3.8B 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: 53.2 tok/s decode · 3.6s TTFT (warm) · 133 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	B	Runs well	53.2 tok/s	1985 ms	70K
Coding	B	Runs well	53.2 tok/s	3639 ms	70K
Agentic Coding	B	Runs well	53.2 tok/s	5293 ms	70K
Reasoning	B	Runs well	53.2 tok/s	4301 ms	70K
RAG	B	Runs well	53.2 tok/s	6617 ms	70K

Quantization options

How Phi 3 Mini 3.8B (3.799999952316284B params) fits at each quantization level on AMD Instinct MI100 32GB (32.0 GB usable).

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	1.5 GB	Low	B60
Q3_K_S	3	1.9 GB	Low	B60
NVFP4	4	2.1 GB	Medium	B60
Q4_K_M	4	2.3 GB	Medium	B60
Q5_K_M	5	2.7 GB	High	B60
Q6_K	6	3.1 GB	High	B60
Q8_0	8	4.1 GB	Very High	B60
F16Best for your GPU	16	7.8 GB	Maximum	B62