AMD Instinct MI250X meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Qwen/QwQ-32B-Preview. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
AMD Instinct MI250X can run Qwen/QwQ-32B-Preview with Q4 quantization. At approximately 178 tokens/second, you can expect Excellent speed - conversational response times under 1 second.
You have 111GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 17GB | 128GB | 177.85 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 34GB | 128GB | 119.36 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 67GB | 128GB | 62.17 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |