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Can the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 / 7 1700 / 2600 / 2700 NAS (16 GB) run Gemma 4 26B-A4B?

64Good quality (B) · 64 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 62/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.

Yes, it runs well (over memory limit)

Runs well (over memory limit). At Q2_K it needs about 12.3 GB of 12.0 GB usable, with an estimated speed of 12.7 tok/s.

Best quant
Q2_K
Generation speed
12.7 tok/s
Prompt processing
39.5 tok/s
First token (1K prompt)
25.9 s
Largest safe context
2K

Best app to run it on the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 / 7 1700 / 2600 / 2700 NAS (16 GB)

On Linux

Ollama

Command line + local API · runs on llama.cpp (ggml), MLX (Apple silicon, preview)

  • Splits the model between GPU memory and system RAM, which this setup needs.
  • One command with Ollama’s own build of this model.
  • Serves an OpenAI-compatible API that other apps and coding tools can use.
ollama run gemma4:26b
  • llama.cpp Splits the model between GPU memory and system RAM, which this setup needs.
  • KoboldCpp Splits the model between GPU memory and system RAM, which this setup needs.

Want an agent? Gemma 4 26B-A4B supports tool use, so you can pair a llama.cpp or MLX LM server with one of these. Apps that run on this computer come first.

Coding agents

Personal assistants

How we choose: the files published for this model, which apps run in a container on a NAS without a graphics card (models run on its processor), and whether the model fits fully in the memory models can use. Details.

Download Gemma 4 26B-A4B

Recommended for the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 / 7 1700 / 2600 / 2700 NAS (16 GB): Q2_K. Every other quantization has its own download link in the table below.

Quickest · Ollama

One command downloads a ready-to-run version and starts a chat.

Get Ollama at ollama.com/download (opens in a new tab) · model page (opens in a new tab)

ollama run gemma4:26b

Quantized files · GGUF

Works in LM Studio, llama.cpp, Jan and Ollama. No sign-in needed.

Download the Q2_K (UD-Q2_K_XL) file (opens in a new tab)

huggingface.co/unsloth/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-GGUF (opens in a new tab)

ollama run hf.co/unsloth/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-GGUF:UD-Q2_K_XL

Original weights · Hugging Face

Full-precision files from Google, for fine-tuning, vLLM, Transformers.

huggingface.co/google/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it (opens in a new tab)

No sign-in needed.

Official repo · GitHub

Reference code, inference scripts and docs from Google. The weights themselves download from Hugging Face.

github.com/google-deepmind/gemma (opens in a new tab)

Google DeepMind’s official Gemma library.

git clone https://github.com/google-deepmind/gemma

Links checked 3 days ago against Hugging Face, Ollama and GitHub.

How it’s rated

Quality 64Good quality (B) · 64 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 62/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.
How capable the model itself is at Q2_K, from its editorial quality tier scaled by the quantization or precision. It’s the same on any hardware that runs this variant. Scale: A+ 85+ · A 70+ · B 55+ · C 40+ · D under 40.
Runs Runs wellover memory limit
How well it runs on the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 / 7 1700 / 2600 / 2700 NAS (16 GB): speed, capped by how well it fits in memory. Runs great: 30+ tokens/s (or near the image, video or decision speed target) · Runs well: 10+ tokens/s · Slow: 3+ tokens/s · Very slow: under 3 · Won’t run: doesn’t fit even with offload. A tight fit or RAM offload caps it at Runs well; heavy offload caps it at Slow.

Match score

To order lists, each result also gets a match score out of 100 from four parts. It favors the most capable model that still runs well.

Model qualityEditorial quality tier of the model, scaled by the quantization or precision used.29.1 / 45
Memory fitFull marks when the model fits in the share of the NAS’s memory that models can use (the rest stays with the NAS system and its storage services); fewer when it goes past that limit.10.0 / 25
SpeedGeneration speed against a 40 tokens/s target for LLMs, or render time against a target for image and video.8.5 / 15
Memory useRewards using the memory you have, so a bigger, better variant beats a tiny one that leaves most memory idle.15.0 / 15
Match score62.6 / 100

The match score orders results; it is not shown as a grade. Quality and Runs are the two ratings in the tables.

Every quantization on the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 / 7 1700 / 2600 / 2700 NAS (16 GB)

Quant Memory needed Available Speed Runs Quality Download
Q2_K 12.3 GB 12.0 GB 12.7 tok/s Runs wellover memory limit 64Good quality (B) · 64 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 62/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GGUF (UD-Q2_K_XL) (opens in a new tab)
Q3_K_M 14.6 GB 12.0 GB 10.1 tok/s Slowfar over memory limit 77Great quality (A) · 77 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 61/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GGUF (opens in a new tab)
Q4_K_M 17.7 GB 12.0 GB — Won't run 87Excellent quality (A+) · 87 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 11/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GGUF (opens in a new tab)
Q5_K_M 20.3 GB 12.0 GB — Won't run 89Excellent quality (A+) · 89 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 12/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GGUF (opens in a new tab)
Q6_K 23.1 GB 12.0 GB — Won't run 91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 12/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GGUF (opens in a new tab)
Q8_0 29.3 GB 12.0 GB — Won't run 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 12/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GGUF (opens in a new tab)
F16 53.6 GB 12.0 GB — Won't run 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at F16, whatever it runs on. Match score 12/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GGUF · folder (opens in a new tab) Original weights (opens in a new tab)

Memory figures assume 8K of context. Longer conversations or documents grow the KV cache.

Other hardware that runs it

Quick answers

How much memory does Gemma 4 26B-A4B need on the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 / 7 1700 / 2600 / 2700 NAS 16GB?

At Q2_K it needs about 12.3 GB. The AMD Ryzen 5 1600 / 7 1700 / 2600 / 2700 NAS 16GB has 12.0 GB usable.

How fast is Gemma 4 26B-A4B on the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 / 7 1700 / 2600 / 2700 NAS 16GB?

About 12.7 tok/s at Q2_K, an estimate from the hardware’s memory bandwidth and the size of the model.

Which quantization of Gemma 4 26B-A4B should I use on the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 / 7 1700 / 2600 / 2700 NAS 16GB?

Q2_K. Of the versions that fit, it is the one that runs best; when two run equally well, the check prefers the higher-rated one.

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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