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Can the UP Squared Pro 7000 (8 GB) run Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3?

26Basic quality (D) · 26 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 37/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.

Yes, but slowly (far over GPU memory limit)

Slow (far over GPU memory limit). At Q2_K it needs about 4.9 GB of 4.0 GB usable, with an estimated speed of 6.9 tok/s.

Best quant
Q2_K
Generation speed
6.9 tok/s
Prompt processing
97.1 tok/s
First token (1K prompt)
10.5 s
Largest safe context
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Best app to run it on the UP Squared Pro 7000 (8 GB)

On Windows

llama.cpp

Command line + local API · runs on llama.cpp

  • Splits the model between GPU memory and system RAM, which this setup needs.
  • Gives you direct control of how many layers sit on the GPU, the best way to squeeze a model that doesn’t quite fit.
  • Supports Intel Arc through SYCL and Vulkan.
llama-server -hf bartowski/Mistral-7B-Instruct-v0.3-GGUF:Q2_K
  • LM Studio 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

llama.cpp

Command line + local API · runs on llama.cpp

  • Splits the model between GPU memory and system RAM, which this setup needs.
  • Gives you direct control of how many layers sit on the GPU, the best way to squeeze a model that doesn’t quite fit.
  • Supports Intel Arc through SYCL and Vulkan.
llama-server -hf bartowski/Mistral-7B-Instruct-v0.3-GGUF:Q2_K
  • LM Studio 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 Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3

Recommended for the UP Squared Pro 7000 (8 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 mistral:7b-instruct-q2_K

Quantized files · GGUF

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

Download the Q2_K file (opens in a new tab)

huggingface.co/bartowski/Mistral-7B-Instruct-v0.3-GGUF (opens in a new tab)

ollama run hf.co/bartowski/Mistral-7B-Instruct-v0.3-GGUF:Q2_K

Original weights · Hugging Face

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

huggingface.co/mistralai/Mistral-7B-Instruct-v0.3 (opens in a new tab)

No sign-in needed.

Official repo · GitHub

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

github.com/mistralai/mistral-inference (opens in a new tab)

Mistral AI’s official inference code.

git clone https://github.com/mistralai/mistral-inference

Links checked 2 days ago against Hugging Face, Ollama and GitHub.

How it’s rated

Quality 26Basic quality (D) · 26 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 37/100 (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 Slowfar over GPU memory limit
How well it runs on the UP Squared Pro 7000 (8 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.12.0 / 45
Memory fitFull marks when the model fits in the share of unified memory the GPU can use; fewer when it goes past that limit.4.0 / 25
SpeedGeneration speed against a 40 tokens/s target for LLMs, or render time against a target for image and video.6.2 / 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 score37.2 / 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 UP Squared Pro 7000 (8 GB)

Quant Memory needed Available Speed Runs Quality Download
Q2_K 4.9 GB 4.0 GB 6.9 tok/s Slowfar over GPU memory limit 26Basic quality (D) · 26 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 37/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GGUF (opens in a new tab)
Q3_K_M 5.5 GB 4.0 GB — Won't run 31Basic quality (D) · 31 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 4/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GGUF (opens in a new tab)
Q4_K_M 6.4 GB 4.0 GB — Won't run 36Basic quality (D) · 36 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 4/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GGUF (opens in a new tab)
Q5_K_M 7.1 GB 4.0 GB — Won't run 36Basic quality (D) · 36 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 4/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GGUF (opens in a new tab)
Q6_K 7.9 GB 4.0 GB — Won't run 37Basic quality (D) · 37 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 5/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GGUF (opens in a new tab)
Q8_0 9.7 GB 4.0 GB — Won't run 38Basic quality (D) · 38 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 5/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GGUF (opens in a new tab)
F16 16.5 GB 4.0 GB — Won't run 38Basic quality (D) · 38 of 100: how capable the model is at F16, whatever it runs on. Match score 5/100 (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

Quick answers

How much memory does Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 need on the UP Squared Pro 7000 8GB?

At Q2_K it needs about 4.9 GB. The UP Squared Pro 7000 8GB has 4.0 GB usable.

How fast is Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 on the UP Squared Pro 7000 8GB?

About 6.9 tok/s at Q2_K, an estimate from the hardware’s memory bandwidth and the size of the model.

Which quantization of Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 should I use on the UP Squared Pro 7000 8GB?

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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