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⇱ Qwen 3 30B A3B on AMD Instinct MI210 64GB? YES

Can Qwen 3 30B A3B run on AMD Instinct MI210 64GB?

YES — Runs Great

S92Excellent
○Estimated from fit model

Qwen 3 30B A3B needs ~27.4 GB VRAM. AMD Instinct MI210 64GB has 64.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~168 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) — 27.4 GB, 168.4 tok/s, Runs well
27.4 GB required64.0 GB available
43% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

168.4 tok/s

TTFT

1149 ms

Safe context

131K

Memory

27.4 GB / 64.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights18.6 GB
KV Cache1.5 GB
Runtime0.9 GB
Headroom6.4 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsQwen 3 30B A3B on AMD Instinct MI210 64GB
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: 168.4 tok/s decode · 1.1s TTFT (warm) · 421 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 well168.4 tok/s627 ms131K
CodingSRuns well168.4 tok/s1149 ms131K
Agentic CodingSRuns well168.4 tok/s1672 ms131K
ReasoningSRuns well168.4 tok/s1358 ms131K
RAGSRuns well168.4 tok/s2090 ms131K

Quantization options

How Qwen 3 30B A3B (30.5B params) fits at each quantization level on AMD Instinct MI210 64GB (64.0 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
11.9 GB
LowA82
Q3_K_S
3
14.9 GB
LowA83
NVFP4
4
17.1 GB
MediumA83
Q4_K_M
4
18.6 GB
MediumA84
Q5_K_M
5
22.0 GB
HighA84
Q6_K
6
25.0 GB
HighS85
Q8_0Best for your GPU
8
32.6 GB
Very HighS87
F16
16
62.5 GB
MaximumF0

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Qwen 3 30B A3B on your machine.

Run

ollama run qwen3:30b-a3b

Your hardware

More models your AMD Instinct MI210 64GB can run

ModelParamsGradeDecodeCapabilities
👁 Alibaba
Qwen 3.6 35B A3B		35BS141.5 tok/s
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Qwen 3.5 35B A3B		35BS153.9 tok/s
👁 Alibaba
Qwen 3 32B		32BS62.1 tok/s

Frequently asked questions

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