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Can the UP Squared Pro 7000 (16 GB) run Yi 1.5 6B Chat?

26Basic quality (D) · 26 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 57/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.

Yes, but slowly

Slow. At Q4_K_M it needs about 5.2 GB of 8.0 GB usable, with an estimated speed of 5.9 tok/s.

Best quant
Q4_K_M
Generation speed
5.9 tok/s
Prompt processing
116 tok/s
First token (1K prompt)
8.8 s
Largest safe context
4K

Best app to run it on the UP Squared Pro 7000 (16 GB)

On Windows

llama.cpp

Command line + local API · runs on llama.cpp

  • Supports Intel Arc through SYCL and Vulkan.
  • Usually the first to support new model architectures.
llama-server -hf bartowski/Yi-1.5-6B-Chat-GGUF:Q4_K_M
  • LM Studio Point-and-click: search, download and chat in one window.
  • Ollama Intel GPU support here is experimental (Vulkan).

On Linux

llama.cpp

Command line + local API · runs on llama.cpp

  • Supports Intel Arc through SYCL and Vulkan.
  • Usually the first to support new model architectures.
llama-server -hf bartowski/Yi-1.5-6B-Chat-GGUF:Q4_K_M
  • LM Studio Point-and-click: search, download and chat in one window.
  • Ollama Intel GPU support here is experimental (Vulkan).

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 Yi 1.5 6B Chat

Recommended for the UP Squared Pro 7000 (16 GB): Q4_K_M. 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 yi:6b-chat-v1.5-q4_K_M

Quantized files · GGUF

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

Download the Q4_K_M file (opens in a new tab)

huggingface.co/bartowski/Yi-1.5-6B-Chat-GGUF (opens in a new tab)

ollama run hf.co/bartowski/Yi-1.5-6B-Chat-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Original weights · Hugging Face

Full-precision files from 01.AI, for fine-tuning, vLLM, Transformers.

huggingface.co/01-ai/Yi-1.5-6B-Chat (opens in a new tab)

No sign-in needed.

Links checked 1 day ago against Hugging Face, Ollama and GitHub.

How it’s rated

Quality 26Basic quality (D) · 26 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_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 Q4_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 Slow
How well it runs on the UP Squared Pro 7000 (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.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.25.0 / 25
SpeedGeneration speed against a 40 tokens/s target for LLMs, or render time against a target for image and video.5.8 / 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 score57.8 / 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 UP Squared Pro 7000 (16 GB)

Quant Memory needed Available Speed Runs Quality Download
Q2_K 3.9 GB 8.0 GB 9.8 tok/s Slow 19Basic quality (D) · 19 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 52/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GGUF (opens in a new tab)
Q3_K_M 4.5 GB 8.0 GB 7.7 tok/s Slow 23Basic quality (D) · 23 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 55/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GGUF (opens in a new tab)
Q4_K_M 5.2 GB 8.0 GB 5.9 tok/s Slow 26Basic quality (D) · 26 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 57/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GGUF (opens in a new tab)
Q5_K_M 5.8 GB 8.0 GB 4.9 tok/s Slow 27Basic quality (D) · 27 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 57/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GGUF (opens in a new tab)
Q6_K 6.5 GB 8.0 GB 4.1 tok/s Slow 27Basic quality (D) · 27 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 57/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GGUF (opens in a new tab)
Q8_0 7.9 GB 8.0 GB 3.0 tok/s Slowtight fit 28Basic quality (D) · 28 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 55/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. GGUF (opens in a new tab)
F16 13.6 GB 8.0 GB — Won't run 28Basic quality (D) · 28 of 100: how capable the model is at F16, whatever it runs on. Match score 3/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Original weights (opens in a new tab)

Memory figures assume 4K of context. Longer conversations or documents grow the KV cache.

Other hardware that runs it

Quick answers

How much memory does Yi 1.5 6B Chat need on the UP Squared Pro 7000 16GB?

At Q4_K_M it needs about 5.2 GB. The UP Squared Pro 7000 16GB has 8.0 GB usable.

How fast is Yi 1.5 6B Chat on the UP Squared Pro 7000 16GB?

About 5.9 tok/s at Q4_K_M, an estimate from the hardware’s memory bandwidth and the size of the model.

Which quantization of Yi 1.5 6B Chat should I use on the UP Squared Pro 7000 16GB?

Q4_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.

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