Can Phi-4-reasoning-plus 14B run on RTX 4090 Laptop 16GB?

YES — Tight Fit

S92Excellent

○Estimated from fit model

Phi-4-reasoning-plus 14B needs ~14.5 GB VRAM. RTX 4090 Laptop 16GB has 16.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~57 tok/s.

Runtime: llama.cppCapacity: TightBandwidth: MediumStack: 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) — 14.5 GB, 56.9 tok/s, Tight fit

14.5 GB required16.0 GB available

91% VRAM used

Fit status

Tight fit

Decode

56.9 tok/s

TTFT

3400 ms

Safe context

24K

Memory

14.5 GB / 16.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights9.0 GB

KV Cache3.1 GB

Runtime0.9 GB

Headroom1.6 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsPhi-4-reasoning-plus 14B on RTX 4090 Laptop 16GB
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: 56.9 tok/s decode · 3.4s TTFT (warm) · 142 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	56.9 tok/s	1854 ms	24K
Coding	S	Tight fit	56.9 tok/s	3400 ms	24K
Agentic Coding	A	Very compromised (needs ~0.8 GB host RAM)	35.1 tok/s	8029 ms	24K
Reasoning	S	Tight fit	56.9 tok/s	4018 ms	24K
RAG	A	Very compromised (needs ~0.8 GB host RAM)	35.1 tok/s	10037 ms	24K

Quantization options

How Phi-4-reasoning-plus 14B (14.699999809265137B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX 4090 Laptop 16GB (16.0 GB usable).

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	5.7 GB	Low	S89
Q3_K_S	3	7.2 GB	Low	S91
NVFP4	4	8.2 GB	Medium	S91
Q4_K_M	4	9.0 GB	Medium	S91
Q5_K_M	5	10.6 GB	High	S91
Q6_KBest for your GPU	6	12.1 GB	High	S90
Q8_0	8	15.7 GB	Very High	F0
F16	16	30.1 GB	Maximum	F0

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Phi-4-reasoning-plus 14B on your machine.

Run

ollama run phi4-reasoning

Frequently asked questions

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