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Can RTX 5090 run moonshotai/Kimi-K2.5?

Runs Q432GB VRAM availableRequires 4GB+

RTX 5090 meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of moonshotai/Kimi-K2.5. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.

What this means for you

RTX 5090 can run moonshotai/Kimi-K2.5 with Q4 quantization. At approximately 303 tokens/second, you can expect Excellent speed - conversational response times under 1 second.

You have 28GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.

Quantization breakdown

QuantizationVRAM neededVRAM availableEstimated speedVerdict
Q44GB32GB303.31 tok/s✅ Fits comfortably
Q88GB32GB192.11 tok/s✅ Fits comfortably
FP1616GB32GB115.06 tok/s✅ Fits comfortably

Suitable alternatives

AMD Instinct MI300X
192GB
839.51 tok/s
Price: —
NVIDIA H200 SXM 141GB
141GB
751.91 tok/s
Price: —
NVIDIA H100 SXM5 80GB
80GB
503.49 tok/s
Price: —
AMD Instinct MI300X
192GB
493.70 tok/s
Price: —
NVIDIA H200 SXM 141GB
141GB
467.20 tok/s
Price: —

More questions

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