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QNAP TS-h1277AXU-RP
- Processor
- AMD Ryzen 7000 series (desktop, incl. PRO 7645 / 7745)
- Memory (RAM)
- 16, 32 or 192 GB
- Launch price
- $4,499
- Released
- 2023
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 7000 series (desktop, incl. PRO 7645 / 7745) | 16.0 GB | 12.0 GB | 83 GB/s | 327 of 622 | $4,499 |
| AMD Ryzen 7000 series (desktop, incl. PRO 7645 / 7745) | 32.0 GB | 26.2 GB | 83 GB/s | 365 of 622 | — |
| AMD Ryzen 7000 series (desktop, incl. PRO 7645 / 7745) · upgraded to the maker's maximum | 192 GB | 173 GB | 83 GB/s | 400 of 622 | — |
Specifications 192 GB configuration
| Maker | QNAP |
|---|---|
| Type | NAS |
| Processor | AMD Ryzen 7000 series (desktop, incl. PRO 7645 / 7745) NAS (192 GB) · upgraded to the maker's maximum |
| Memory (RAM) | 192 GB |
| Usable for AI models | 173 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 83 GB/s |
| FP16 compute | 0.7 TFLOPS |
| Runs models on | CPU cores |
| Drive bays | 12 x 3.5-inch SATA 6Gb/s, 3Gb/s + 2 x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 5 x2 slots |
| NAS system | QuTS hero |
| Containers (Docker) | Yes |
| Virtual machines | Yes |
| Memory upgrade | DDR5 UDIMM · 4 slots · up to 192 GB per the maker · ECC |
| Graphics card options | PCIe: 3 ; Slot 1: Gen 4 x 4 ; Slot 2: Gen 4 x 8 or Gen 4 x 4. Maker-supported graphics cards: QNAP FAQ: graphics card supported in PCIe slot(s) 1, 2, 3; QNAP NVIDIA driver packages cover GTX 10 to RTX 40 (proprietary) and GTX 16 to RTX 50 / RTX PRO (open driver). |
| Notes | AMD Ryzen 7 7000 series 8-core/16-thread processor, burst up to 5.3 GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 7000 series 6-core/12-thread…. x86-64 with up to 192 GB RAM, Container Station and Virtualization Station, and a PCIe slot QNAP documents for graphics cards (GPU assigned to Container Station or passed to a VM). |
| Product page | www.qnap.com (opens in a new tab) |
Running AI on the QNAP TS-h1277AXU-RP
Yes, it runs AI models on the NAS itself. Models run on its CPU cores, and this configuration leaves about 173 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
| App | How it installs |
|---|---|
| Ollama | In a container (Docker) |
| Open WebUI | In a container (Docker) |
AI features from QNAP
| Feature | What it does | Where the AI runs |
|---|---|---|
| QuMagie + QNAP AI Core | Photo management with on-device face, object and scene recognition (QNAP AI Core image-recognition engine). | On the NAS |
| Qsirch AI Semantic Search | Natural-language/semantic file and image search computed locally; QNAP requires a 64-bit x86 NAS with at least 8 GB RAM. | On the NAS |
| Qsirch RAG Search (cloud LLM mode) | Chat with NAS files using a cloud LLM (Gemini, OpenAI, Azure OpenAI or OpenAI-compatible API); the model runs remotely. | Cloud service or another computer |
| Qsirch on-premises RAG / LLM Core | Runs open models (DeepSeek R1, Gemma 3, gpt-oss 20B, Mistral 7B, Phi-4) locally for RAG search. Requires an NVIDIA GPU assigned to Container Station; QNAP states CPU-only is not supported. Needs QuTS hero h5.2.1+ and Qsirch 6.0.0+. | On the NAS |
| QuAgent (beta) + AI Service Center (beta) | Conversational NAS assistant on QTS 6.1 / QuTS hero h6.1; uses either a cloud model or an on-premises model (compatible GPU recommended). QNAP lists x86 NAS "x74 series and above", TVS-AI and QAI series as supported. | On the NAS |
Best LLMs for the QNAP TS-h1277AXU-RP 192 GB
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93Excellent quality (A+) · 93 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 90/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen3.8 Flash Next (125B-A6B) | Q5_K_M | 142 GB | 11.6 tok/s | Runs well |
| 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) | Q4_K_M | 62.2 GB | 23.4 tok/s | Runs well |
| 84Great quality (A) · 84 of 100: how capable the model is at MXFP4, whatever it runs on. Match score 83/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | gpt-oss 120B | MXFP4 | 81.3 GB | 17.4 tok/s | Runs well |
| 78Great quality (A) · 78 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 83/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | MiniMax M2.7 (230B-A10B) | Q3_K_M | 129 GB | 11.0 tok/s | Runs well |
| 85Excellent quality (A+) · 85 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. | Solar Open 2 250B | Q4_K_M | 169 GB | 5.7 tok/s | Slowtight fit |
| 78Great quality (A) · 78 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 82/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Step 3.7 Flash (198B-A11B) | Q3_K_M | 114 GB | 10.0 tok/s | Runs well |
| 77Great quality (A) · 77 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 82/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | MiniMax M2.5 (230B-A10B) | Q3_K_M | 129 GB | 11.0 tok/s | Runs well |
| 86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 82/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 | Q4_K_M | 159 GB | 3.9 tok/s | Slowtight fit |
| 81Great quality (A) · 81 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 82/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Thinking | Q4_K_M | 64.2 GB | 26.7 tok/s | Runs well |
| 81Great quality (A) · 81 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 82/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen3 Coder Next (80B-A3B) | Q4_K_M | 63.2 GB | 26.7 tok/s | Runs well |
Best Image models for the QNAP TS-h1277AXU-RP 192 GB
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93Excellent quality (A+) · 93 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. | MiniMax H3 Image | FP16 | 138 GB | 9.0 min | Very slow |
| 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 82/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | FLUX.2 [dev] | FP16 | 116 GB | 32.2 min | Very slow |
| 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 82/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Cosmos3-Super Text2Image (64B) | FP16 | 133 GB | 35.8 min | Very slow |
| 88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at FP8, whatever it runs on. Match score 77/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | HunyuanImage 3.0 (80B-A13B) | FP8 | 86.9 GB | 48.3 min | Very slow |
| 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 75/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Ideogram 4 | FP16 | 57.3 GB | 22.4 min | Very slow |
| 93Excellent quality (A+) · 93 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 75/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen-Image 2.1 | FP16 | 57.0 GB | 53.7 min | Very slow |
Best Video models for the QNAP TS-h1277AXU-RP 192 GB
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 81/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | MiniMax H3 (33B, video + audio) | FP16 | 113 GB | 15.5 h | Very slow |
| 88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 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. | Cosmos3-Super Image2Video (64B) | FP16 | 139 GB | 33.6 h | Very slow |
| 88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 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. | LTX-2.5 (22B, video + audio) | FP16 | 82.5 GB | 81.5 min | Very slow |
| 88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 76/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Kandinsky 6.0 Pro (29B, video + audio) | FP16 | 85.4 GB | 43.9 h | Very slow |
| 86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 75/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | LTX-2.3 | FP16 | 75.4 GB | 6.0 h | Very slow |
Best Decision models for the QNAP TS-h1277AXU-RP 192 GB
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78Great quality (A) · 78 of 100: how capable the model is at F16, whatever it runs on. Match score 88/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | OpenAI Privacy Filter | F16 | 3.8 GB | 41 ms | Runs great |
| 68Good quality (B) · 68 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. | Llama Prompt Guard 2 22M | Q8_0 | 0.7 GB | 95 ms | Runs great |
| 80Great quality (A) · 80 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. | GLiNER2.5 Decide | Q8_0 | 1.2 GB | 318 ms | Runs well |
| 86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 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. | Jina Reranker v3.5 | Q8_0 | 15.3 GB | 725 ms | Slow |
| 84Great quality (A) · 84 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. | Jina Reranker v3 | Q8_0 | 15.3 GB | 725 ms | Slow |
| 66Good quality (B) · 66 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. | GLiClass Base v3 | Q8_0 | 0.8 GB | 126 ms | Runs great |
| 90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 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. | Qwen3 Reranker 4B | Q8_0 | 19.0 GB | 4.8 s | Very slow |
| 74Great quality (A) · 74 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. | GLiClass ModernBERT Large v3 | Q8_0 | 1.1 GB | 260 ms | Runs well |
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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.