QVQ 72B Preview on Intel Core Ultra 5 225 / 7 265 / 9 285 (desktop) NAS (48 GB)

Can the Intel Core Ultra 5 225 / 7 265 / 9 285 (desktop) NAS (48 GB) run QVQ 72B Preview?

Barely: it runs very slowly (tight fit)

Very slow (tight fit). At Q2_K it needs about 35.9 GB of 40.3 GB usable, with an estimated speed of 2.1 tok/s.

Best quant: Q2_K
Generation speed: 2.1 tok/s
Prompt processing: 6.5 tok/s
First token (1K prompt): 156.6 s
Largest safe context: 21K

Best app to run it on the Intel Core Ultra 5 225 / 7 265 / 9 285 (desktop) NAS (48 GB)

On Linux

llama.cpp

Command line + local API · runs on llama.cpp

Usually the first to support new model architectures.

llama-server -hf bartowski/QVQ-72B-Preview-GGUF:Q2_K

Ollama Runs the Hugging Face GGUF with ollama run hf.co/…
KoboldCpp

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 QVQ 72B Preview

Recommended for the Intel Core Ultra 5 225 / 7 265 / 9 285 (desktop) NAS (48 GB): Q2_K. Every other quantization has its own download link in the table below.

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/QVQ-72B-Preview-GGUF (opens in a new tab)

ollama run hf.co/bartowski/QVQ-72B-Preview-GGUF:Q2_K

Original weights · Hugging Face

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

huggingface.co/Qwen/QVQ-72B-Preview (opens in a new tab)

No sign-in needed.

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

How it’s rated

Quality 47Fair quality (C) · 47 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 63/100 (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 Very slowtight fit: How well it runs on the Intel Core Ultra 5 225 / 7 265 / 9 285 (desktop) NAS (48 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.	21.4 / 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.	24.0 / 25
SpeedGeneration speed against a 40 tokens/s target for LLMs, or render time against a target for image and video.	3.4 / 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	63.8 / 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 Intel Core Ultra 5 225 / 7 265 / 9 285 (desktop) NAS (48 GB)

Quant	Memory needed	Available	Speed	Runs	Quality	Download
`Q2_K`	35.9 GB	40.3 GB	2.1 tok/s	Very slowtight fit	47Fair quality (C) · 47 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 63/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	GGUF (opens in a new tab)
`Q3_K_M`	42.5 GB	40.3 GB	1.4 tok/s	Very slowover memory limit	57Good quality (B) · 57 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 53/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	GGUF (opens in a new tab)
`Q4_K_M`	51.3 GB	40.3 GB	—	Won't run	64Good quality (B) · 64 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 8/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	GGUF (opens in a new tab)
`Q5_K_M`	58.6 GB	40.3 GB	—	Won't run	65Good quality (B) · 65 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 8/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	GGUF · folder (opens in a new tab)
`Q6_K`	66.7 GB	40.3 GB	—	Won't run	67Good quality (B) · 67 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 9/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	GGUF · folder (opens in a new tab)
`Q8_0`	84.3 GB	40.3 GB	—	Won't run	68Good quality (B) · 68 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 9/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	GGUF · folder (opens in a new tab)
`F16`	153 GB	40.3 GB	—	Won't run	68Good quality (B) · 68 of 100: how capable the model is at F16, whatever it runs on. Match score 9/100 (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

64Good quality (B) · 64 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 79/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Q4_K_M · 30.0 tok/s · Runs well
57Good quality (B) · 57 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 72/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Apple M4 Max (64 GB) Q3_K_M · 10.2 tok/s · Runs well (tight fit)
64Good quality (B) · 64 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 71/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Apple M2 Ultra (192 GB) Q4_K_M · 11.5 tok/s · Runs well
64Good quality (B) · 64 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 69/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Apple M3 Ultra (256 GB) Q4_K_M · 11.8 tok/s · Runs well
57Good quality (B) · 57 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 69/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Apple M4 Max (128 GB) Q3_K_M · 10.2 tok/s · Runs well
64Good quality (B) · 64 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 66/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Apple M3 Ultra (512 GB) Q4_K_M · 11.8 tok/s · Runs well

Quick answers

How much memory does QVQ 72B Preview need on the Intel Core Ultra 5 225 / 7 265 / 9 285 (desktop) NAS 48GB?

At Q2_K it needs about 35.9 GB. The Intel Core Ultra 5 225 / 7 265 / 9 285 (desktop) NAS 48GB has 40.3 GB usable.

How fast is QVQ 72B Preview on the Intel Core Ultra 5 225 / 7 265 / 9 285 (desktop) NAS 48GB?

About 2.1 tok/s at Q2_K, an estimate from the hardware’s memory bandwidth and the size of the model.

Which quantization of QVQ 72B Preview should I use on the Intel Core Ultra 5 225 / 7 265 / 9 285 (desktop) NAS 48GB?

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.