Can I run this LLM?
Can a NVIDIA RTX 5090 (32GB) run Kimi Linear 48B-A3B (MoE)?
Kimi · MIT · estimated for a 32.0 GB machine at 4K context.
Yes — it runs great.
Best fit: Kimi Linear 48B-A3B (MoE) at Q3_K_M · 21.2 GB · 266–400 tok/s on a NVIDIA RTX 5090 (32GB).
Every quantization on this machine
| Quant | Size | Speed | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2_K | 16.0 GB | 285–427 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q3_K_M | 21.2 GB | 266–400 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q4_K_M | 29.8 GB | 241–361 tok/s | Won't fit |
| Q5_K_M | 35.0 GB | 228–342 tok/s | Won't fit |
| Q6_K | 40.5 GB | 215–323 tok/s | Won't fit |
| Q8_0 | 52.2 GB | 193–289 tok/s | Won't fit |
| FP16 | 98.2 GB | 137–205 tok/s | Won't fit |
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