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Can Pixtral Large 124B run on AMD Instinct MI250X 128GB?

YES — Runs Great

S93Excellent
Estimated from fit model

Pixtral Large 124B needs ~94.7 GB VRAM. AMD Instinct MI250X 128GB has 128.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~33 tok/s.

Runtime: llama.cppCapacity: RoomyBandwidth: HighStack: StandardBottleneck: 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) — 94.7 GB, 35.9 tok/s, Runs well
94.7 GB required128.0 GB available
74% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

35.9 tok/s

TTFT

5395 ms

Safe context

115K

Memory

94.7 GB / 128.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights75.6 GB
KV Cache5.4 GB
Runtime0.9 GB
Headroom12.8 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsPixtral Large 124B on AMD Instinct MI250X 128GB
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: 35.9 tok/s decode · 5.4s TTFT (warm) · 90 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
ChatSRuns well33.0 tok/s3200 ms115K
CodingSRuns well33.0 tok/s5867 ms115K
Agentic CodingSRuns well33.0 tok/s8534 ms115K
ReasoningSRuns well33.0 tok/s6934 ms115K
RAGSRuns well33.0 tok/s10667 ms115K

Quantization options

How Pixtral Large 124B (124B params) fits at each quantization level on AMD Instinct MI250X 128GB (128.0 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
48.4 GB
LowA84
Q3_K_S
3
60.8 GB
LowS86
NVFP4
4

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Pixtral Large 124B on your machine.

Run

lms load Pixtral-Large-Instruct-2411 && lms server start

Frequently asked questions

See all results for AMD Instinct MI250X 128GBSee all hardware for Pixtral Large 124B
69.4 GB
Medium
S87
Q4_K_M
4
75.6 GB
MediumS87
Q5_K_M
5
89.3 GB
HighS87
Q6_KBest for your GPU
6
101.7 GB
HighS87
Q8_0
8
132.7 GB
Very HighF0
F16
16
254.2 GB
MaximumF0