QNAP TS-873A

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QNAP TS-873A

Processor
AMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B
Memory (RAM)
8 or 64 GB
Released
2021

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Configurations

Pick one to see which models it runs. More memory lets larger models fit; bandwidth sets how fast they answer.

Configuration Memory Usable for AI Bandwidth LLMs that run well Launch price
AMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B 8.0 GB 5.2 GB 19 GB/s 107 of 622 —
AMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B · upgraded to the maker's maximum 64.0 GB 54.4 GB 19 GB/s 147 of 622 —

Specifications 64.0 GB configuration

MakerQNAP
TypeNAS
ProcessorAMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B NAS (64 GB) · upgraded to the maker's maximum
Memory (RAM)64.0 GB
Usable for AI models54.4 GB
Memory bandwidth19 GB/s
FP16 compute0.2 TFLOPS
Runs models onCPU cores
Drive bays8 x 3.5-inch SATA 6Gb/s, 3Gb/s + M.2: 2 x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 x1 slots
NAS systemQTS
Containers (Docker)Yes
Virtual machinesYes
Memory upgradeSODIMM DDR4 · 2 slots · up to 64.0 GB per the maker · ECC
Graphics card optionsPCIe: 2 Slot 1: PCIe Gen 3 x4 Slot 2: PCIe Gen 3 x4. Maker-supported graphics cards: QNAP product page: entry-level NVIDIA graphics cards for video processing or GPU passthrough to VMs; no named models.
NotesAMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B 4-core/8-thread 2.2 GHz processor. x86-64 Ryzen Embedded V1500B CPU, up to 64 GB RAM, Container Station (Docker) and Virtualization Station. PCIe slot with GPU pass-through listed on the maker spec sheet, so a discrete GPU can be added (check card size and PSU).
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Running AI on the QNAP TS-873A

Yes, it runs AI models on the NAS itself. Models run on its CPU cores, and this configuration leaves about 54.4 GB for them after the NAS system and its storage services. The grades below assume the NAS isn’t busy with backups or media work at the same time. More memory is the upgrade that matters most: see the configurations.

Apps you can install to run models

AppHow it installs
Ollama + Open WebUI In a container (Docker)
Ollama / Open WebUI or any other LLM server image In a container (Docker)
Any Linux VM running an LLM runtime In a virtual machine

Apps that run LLMs on a NAS, with their container images

AI features from QNAP

FeatureWhat it doesWhere the AI runs
Qsirch RAG Search (cloud LLM mode) Natural-language search and Q&A over NAS files; retrieval runs on the NAS but the LLM is a cloud API (Gemini, OpenAI, Azure OpenAI or OpenAI-compatible). Cloud service or another computer

Best LLMs for the QNAP TS-873A 64.0 GB

Quality Model Quant Memory Speed Runs
95Excellent quality (A+) · 95 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 84/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Nanbeige4.3 33BBOSS Zhipin (Nanbeige) Q8_0 41.8 GB 0.3 tok/s Very slow
95Excellent quality (A+) · 95 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 84/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen3.8 27BAlibaba Q8_0 34.9 GB 0.4 tok/s Very slow
94Excellent quality (A+) · 94 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 83/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen3.6 27BAlibaba Q8_0 34.9 GB 0.4 tok/s Very slow
86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 83/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Kolibri 1 (78B-A3.5B)Aleph Alpha Q4_K_M 52.8 GB 5.6 tok/s Slowtight fit
93Excellent quality (A+) · 93 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 83/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen3.5 27BAlibaba Q8_0 34.9 GB 0.4 tok/s Very slow
92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 82/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Muse Glimmer 30BMeta Q8_0 36.6 GB 0.3 tok/s Very slow
91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 82/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Gemma 4 31BGoogle Q8_0 39.7 GB 0.3 tok/s Very slow
91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 81/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Gemma 4 26B-A4BGoogle Q6_K 26.5 GB 3.5 tok/s Slow
90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 81/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. TMax 27BAi2 Q8_0 34.5 GB 0.4 tok/s Very slow
88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 80/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Fara 1.5 27BMicrosoft Q8_0 34.5 GB 0.4 tok/s Very slow

Best Image models for the QNAP TS-873A 64.0 GB

Quality Model Quant Memory Speed Runs
92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 83/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Krea 2 TurboKrea FP16 37.4 GB 12.2 min Very slow
92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 81/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen-Image 2.1Alibaba Q8 GGUF 41.6 GB 3.3 h Very slow
84Great quality (A) · 84 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 80/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. FLUX.2 [klein] 9BBlack Forest Labs FP16 37.1 GB 5.1 min Very slow
89Excellent quality (A+) · 89 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 80/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen-Image 2512Alibaba Q8 GGUF 36.5 GB 4.9 h Very slow
88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 79/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. ERNIE-ImageBaidu FP16 34.0 GB 62.5 min Very slow
93Excellent quality (A+) · 93 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 79/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Fibo 2.0 DevBria AI FP16 27.7 GB 63.9 min Very slow

Best Video models for the QNAP TS-873A 64.0 GB

Quality Model Quant Memory Speed Runs
85Excellent quality (A+) · 85 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 79/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. LTX-2.3Lightricks Q8 GGUF 45.6 GB 21.8 h Very slow
85Excellent quality (A+) · 85 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 78/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Bernini-R A14B (video generation + editing)ByteDance FP16 46.0 GB 34.1 h Very slow
87Excellent quality (A+) · 87 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 78/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. LTX-2.5 (22B, video + audio)Lightricks Q8 GGUF 49.8 GB 5.0 h Very slowtight fit
85Excellent quality (A+) · 85 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 78/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Wan 2.2 I2V A14BAlibaba Q8 GGUF 39.3 GB 87.2 h Very slow
85Excellent quality (A+) · 85 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 78/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Wan 2.2 T2V A14BAlibaba Q8 GGUF 39.3 GB 87.2 h Very slow

Best Decision models for the QNAP TS-873A 64.0 GB

Quality Model Quant Memory Speed Runs
78Great quality (A) · 78 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 85/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. OpenAI Privacy FilterOpenAI Q8_0 2.4 GB 159 ms Runs well
90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 81/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen3 Reranker 4BAlibaba Q8_0 9.5 GB 23.3 s Very slow
86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 81/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Jina Reranker v3.5Jina AI Q8_0 5.8 GB 3.5 s Very slow
90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 81/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen3 Reranker 8BAlibaba Q8_0 13.9 GB 47.4 s Very slow
90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 80/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Skywork Reward V2 Llama 3.1 8BSkywork Q8_0 10.4 GB 92.8 s Very slow
88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 80/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. zerank-2ZeroEntropy Q8_0 9.5 GB 23.3 s Very slow
84Great quality (A) · 84 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 80/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Jina Reranker v3Jina AI Q8_0 5.8 GB 3.5 s Very slow
80Great quality (A) · 80 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. GLiNER2.5 DecideFastino Q8_0 1.2 GB 1.5 s Very slow

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Spec sources

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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