MiniCPM4 8B on NVIDIA RTX A1000 Laptop GPU

Can the NVIDIA RTX A1000 Laptop GPU run MiniCPM4 8B?

Yes, it runs well (offloads to RAM)

Runs well (offloads to RAM). At Q3_K_M it needs about 5.1 GB of 4.0 GB usable, with an estimated speed of 26.5 tok/s.

Best quant: Q3_K_M
Generation speed: 26.5 tok/s
Prompt processing: 535 tok/s
First token (1K prompt): 1.9 s
Largest safe context: —

Best app to run it on the NVIDIA RTX A1000 Laptop GPU

On Windows

LM Studio

Desktop app · runs on llama.cpp, MLX

Splits the model between GPU memory and system RAM, which this setup needs.
Point-and-click: search, download and chat in one window.

Open MiniCPM4 8B in LM Studio

llama.cpp Splits the model between GPU memory and system RAM, which this setup needs.
Ollama Splits the model between GPU memory and system RAM, which this setup needs.

On Linux

LM Studio

Desktop app · runs on llama.cpp, MLX

Splits the model between GPU memory and system RAM, which this setup needs.
Point-and-click: search, download and chat in one window.

Open MiniCPM4 8B in LM Studio

llama.cpp Splits the model between GPU memory and system RAM, which this setup needs.
Ollama Splits the model between GPU memory and system RAM, which this setup needs.

How we choose: the files published for this model, your operating system and GPU, whether it fits fully in memory, and published speed tests (MLX vs llama.cpp on Apple silicon, vLLM vs llama.cpp vs Ollama on NVIDIA). Details.

Download MiniCPM4 8B

Quantized files · GGUF

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

huggingface.co/openbmb/MiniCPM4-8B-GGUF (opens in a new tab)

ollama run hf.co/openbmb/MiniCPM4-8B-GGUF

Original weights · Hugging Face

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

huggingface.co/openbmb/MiniCPM4-8B (opens in a new tab)

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

How it’s rated

Quality 45Fair quality (C) · 45 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 57/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.: How capable the model itself is at Q3_K_M, 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 welloffloads to RAM: How well it runs on the NVIDIA RTX A1000 Laptop GPU: 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.	20.4 / 45
Memory fitFull marks when everything sits in GPU memory; fewer when part spills to system RAM.	10.0 / 25
SpeedGeneration speed against a 40 tokens/s target for LLMs, or render time against a target for image and video.	12.2 / 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 score	57.6 / 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 NVIDIA RTX A1000 Laptop GPU

Quant	Memory needed	Available	Speed	Runs	Quality	Download
`Q2_K`	4.3 GB	4.0 GB	44.2 tok/s	Runs welloffloads to RAM	37Basic quality (D) · 37 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 57/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	GGUF files (opens in a new tab)
`Q3_K_M`	5.1 GB	4.0 GB	26.5 tok/s	Runs welloffloads to RAM	45Fair quality (C) · 45 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 57/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	GGUF files (opens in a new tab)
`Q4_K_M`	6.1 GB	4.0 GB	17.0 tok/s	Slowheavy RAM offload	51Fair quality (C) · 51 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 51/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	GGUF (opens in a new tab)
`Q5_K_M`	6.9 GB	4.0 GB	12.8 tok/s	Slowheavy RAM offload	52Fair quality (C) · 52 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 51/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	GGUF files (opens in a new tab)
`Q6_K`	7.8 GB	4.0 GB	10.0 tok/s	Slowheavy RAM offload	53Fair quality (C) · 53 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 50/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	GGUF files (opens in a new tab)
`Q8_0`	9.7 GB	4.0 GB	6.7 tok/s	Slowheavy RAM offload	54Fair quality (C) · 54 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 49/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	GGUF files (opens in a new tab)
`F16`	17.4 GB	4.0 GB	—	Won't run	54Fair quality (C) · 54 of 100: how capable the model is at F16, whatever it runs on. Match score 7/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	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

54Fair quality (C) · 54 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 79/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Q8_0 · 42.1 tok/s · Runs great
54Fair quality (C) · 54 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 79/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER Q8_0 · 51.3 tok/s · Runs great
54Fair quality (C) · 54 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 79/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER Q8_0 · 56.2 tok/s · Runs great
54Fair quality (C) · 54 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 79/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Q8_0 · 68.4 tok/s · Runs great
54Fair quality (C) · 54 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 79/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Q8_0 · 73.2 tok/s · Runs great
53Fair quality (C) · 53 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 79/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER Q6_K · 52.4 tok/s · Runs great

Quick answers

How much memory does MiniCPM4 8B need on the NVIDIA RTX A1000 Laptop GPU 4GB?

At Q3_K_M it needs about 5.1 GB. The NVIDIA RTX A1000 Laptop GPU 4GB has 4.0 GB usable.

How fast is MiniCPM4 8B on the NVIDIA RTX A1000 Laptop GPU 4GB?

About 26.5 tok/s at Q3_K_M, an estimate from the hardware’s memory bandwidth and the size of the model.

Which quantization of MiniCPM4 8B should I use on the NVIDIA RTX A1000 Laptop GPU 4GB?

Q3_K_M. 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.