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Can Qwen 2.5 Coder 7B run on RX 9060 XT 16GB?

YES — Runs Great

B70Good
Estimated from fit model

Qwen 2.5 Coder 7B needs ~7.6 GB VRAM. RX 9060 XT 16GB has 16.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~47 tok/s.

Runtime: llama.cppCapacity: RoomyBandwidth: LowStack: 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) — 7.6 GB, 51.3 tok/s, Runs well
7.6 GB required16.0 GB available
48% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

51.3 tok/s

TTFT

3777 ms

Safe context

131K

Memory

7.6 GB / 16.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights4.3 GB
KV Cache0.9 GB
Runtime0.9 GB
Headroom1.6 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsQwen 2.5 Coder 7B on RX 9060 XT 16GB
1st promptCold start — includes initialization
>Write a Python function to sort a list
Here's a Python function that sorts a list using quicksort: def quicksort(arr): if len(arr) <= 1: return arr pivot = arr[len(arr) // 2] left = [x for x in arr if x < pivot] middle = [x for x in arr if x == pivot] right = [x for x in arr if x > pivot] return quicksort(left) + middle + quicksort(right) # Example usage numbers = [3, 6, 8, 10, 1, 2, 1] print(quicksort(numbers)) # [1, 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 10] The algorithm picks a pivot, partitions the list into smaller, equal, and larger elements, then recursively sorts each partition and concatenates the results.
2nd promptWarm — model ready, no init overhead
>Now add type hints and a docstring
def quicksort(arr: list[int]) -> list[int]: """Sort a list using the quicksort algorithm. Args: arr: List of integers to sort. Returns: A new sorted list. """ if len(arr) <= 1: return arr pivot = arr[len(arr) // 2] left = [x for x in arr if x < pivot] middle = [x for x in arr if x == pivot] right = [x for x in arr if x > pivot] return quicksort(left) + middle + quicksort(right) Added type hints for the input and return type, plus a Google-style docstring.
Estimated: 51.3 tok/s decode · 3.8s TTFT (warm) · 128 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
ChatBRuns well47.2 tok/s2237 ms131K
CodingBRuns well47.2 tok/s4101 ms131K
Agentic CodingARuns well47.2 tok/s5964 ms131K
ReasoningBRuns well47.2 tok/s4846 ms131K
RAGARuns well47.2 tok/s7456 ms131K

Quantization options

How Qwen 2.5 Coder 7B (7B params) fits at each quantization level on RX 9060 XT 16GB (16.0 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
2.7 GB
LowB67
Q3_K_S
3
3.4 GB
LowB67
NVFP4
4

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Qwen 2.5 Coder 7B on your machine.

Run

ollama run qwen2.5-coder:7b

Upgrade options

Hardware that runs Qwen 2.5 Coder 7B well

RX 7900 XT 20GBBudget pick
20 GB VRAM (+4)800 GB/s (+480)
A
Raises estimated decode speed by about 91%.98 tok/s decode

Raises estimated decode speed by about 91%.

Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.

~$899 MSRP

MacBook Pro M4 Pro 24GBBest value
24 GB Unified (+8)
A
This setup is broadly balanced for this model.49.2 tok/s decode

~$1,999 MSRP

Frequently asked questions

See all results for RX 9060 XT 16GBSee all hardware for Qwen 2.5 Coder 7B
3.9 GB
Medium
B68
Q4_K_M
4
4.3 GB
MediumB68
Q5_K_M
5
5.0 GB
HighB69
Q6_K
6
5.7 GB
HighB69
Q8_0Best for your GPU
8
7.5 GB
Very HighA71
F16
16
14.3 GB
MaximumF0