Best local LLMs for the AMD Instinct MI210

Each list assumes the context that task needs, so a model that fits for chat may rank lower for long documents.

General chat at 8K context

  1. 89Excellent quality (A+) · 89 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 100/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Apodex 1.1 Mini (35B-A3B) Q8_0 · 139 tok/s · Runs great
  2. 89Excellent quality (A+) · 89 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 100/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Ornith 1.0 35B-A3B Q8_0 · 139 tok/s · Runs great
  3. 87Excellent quality (A+) · 87 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 99/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B Q4_K_M · 117 tok/s · Runs great
  4. 87Excellent quality (A+) · 87 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 99/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Agents-A1 35B-A3B Q8_0 · 139 tok/s · Runs great
  5. 86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 98/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Kolibri 1 (78B-A3.5B) Q4_K_M · 186 tok/s · Runs great

Coding at 32K context

  1. 89Excellent quality (A+) · 89 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 100/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Apodex 1.1 Mini (35B-A3B) Q8_0 · 139 tok/s · Runs great
  2. 87Excellent quality (A+) · 87 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 99/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B Q4_K_M · 117 tok/s · Runs great
  3. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 99/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Nanbeige4.3 33B Q5_K_M · 43.2 tok/s · Runs great
  4. 87Excellent quality (A+) · 87 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 99/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen AgentWorld 35B-A3B Q8_0 · 139 tok/s · Runs great
  5. 86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 98/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Kolibri 1 (78B-A3.5B) Q4_K_M · 186 tok/s · Runs great

Reasoning at 32K context

  1. 89Excellent quality (A+) · 89 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 100/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Apodex 1.1 Mini (35B-A3B) Q8_0 · 139 tok/s · Runs great
  2. 87Excellent quality (A+) · 87 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 99/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B Q4_K_M · 117 tok/s · Runs great
  3. 87Excellent quality (A+) · 87 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 99/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Agents-A1 35B-A3B Q8_0 · 139 tok/s · Runs great
  4. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 99/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Nanbeige4.3 33B Q5_K_M · 43.2 tok/s · Runs great
  5. 86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 98/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Kolibri 1 (78B-A3.5B) Q4_K_M · 186 tok/s · Runs great

Documents (RAG) at 32K context

  1. 89Excellent quality (A+) · 89 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 100/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Apodex 1.1 Mini (35B-A3B) Q8_0 · 139 tok/s · Runs great
  2. 89Excellent quality (A+) · 89 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 100/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Ornith 1.0 35B-A3B Q8_0 · 139 tok/s · Runs great
  3. 87Excellent quality (A+) · 87 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 99/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Agents-A1 35B-A3B Q8_0 · 139 tok/s · Runs great
  4. 87Excellent quality (A+) · 87 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 99/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen AgentWorld 35B-A3B Q8_0 · 139 tok/s · Runs great
  5. 86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 98/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Kolibri 1 (78B-A3.5B) Q4_K_M · 186 tok/s · Runs great

Agents & tools at 64K context

  1. 89Excellent quality (A+) · 89 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 100/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Apodex 1.1 Mini (35B-A3B) Q8_0 · 139 tok/s · Runs great
  2. 90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 100/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Gemma 4 31B Q6_K · 38.4 tok/s · Runs great
  3. 90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 99/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Nanbeige4.3 33B Q4_K_M · 52.3 tok/s · Runs great
  4. 87Excellent quality (A+) · 87 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 99/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B Q4_K_M · 117 tok/s · Runs great
  5. 88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 99/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GLM-4.7 Flash (30B-A3B) Q8_0 · 139 tok/s · Runs great

Reverse engineering at 32K context

  1. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 98/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen3.5 35B-A3B Q6_K · 164 tok/s · Runs great
  2. 88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 98/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GLM-4.7 Flash (30B-A3B) Q8_0 · 139 tok/s · Runs great
  3. 93Excellent quality (A+) · 93 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 97/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen3.6 35B-A3B Q8_0 · 139 tok/s · Runs great
  4. 93Excellent quality (A+) · 93 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 96/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B Q8_0 · 139 tok/s · Runs great
  5. 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 96/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen3.5 27B Q6_K · 43.2 tok/s · Runs great

Estimates come from published hardware specs and our open formulas, not from running the model on your machine. Real speed varies with runtime, drivers and settings. Numbers marked “Measured” come from a linked benchmark.

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