Bartowski Q4_XS 139B Parameters

VRAM Requirements for
cerebras_MiniMax-M2-REAP-139B-A10B-GGUF Q4_XS

To run cerebras_MiniMax-M2-REAP-139B-A10B-GGUF locally at Q4_XS quantization, you need at minimum 82.47 GB of GPU VRAM.

82.47 GB
Required VRAM
78.19 GB
File Size
8K tokens
Context Window
139B
Parameters
Estimated VRAM Required
82.47
GB
Cluster Required
0 16GB
RTX 3080
48GB
A6000
80GB+

Recommended GPU Configurations

Budget $40,000+

4× A100 40GB Cluster

160 GB

Distributed inference across 4 A100s. Minimum viable cluster.

Balanced $60,000+

2× H100 80GB NVLink

160 GB HBM3

NVLink bridge enables unified 160GB VRAM pool.

Ultimate $3,000,000+

NVIDIA GB200 NVL72

1.4 TB HBM3e

Next-gen Grace Blackwell Superchip. Built for frontier models.

📊 VRAM Calculation Breakdown

Model File Size (Q4_XS) 78.19 GB
Context Overhead (8,192 tokens × 139B × 2 ÷ 1M) 2.277 GB
System Buffer (OS + CUDA runtime) 2.00 GB
Total Required VRAM 82.47 GB

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can I run cerebras_MiniMax-M2-REAP-139B-A10B-GGUF Q4_XS on a consumer GPU?
Running cerebras_MiniMax-M2-REAP-139B-A10B-GGUF Q4_XS locally requires 82.47 GB VRAM, which exceeds consumer GPUs. You'll need prosumer cards like the NVIDIA A6000 (48GB) or an A100 (80GB).
What happens if I don't have enough VRAM?
If your GPU VRAM is insufficient, llama.cpp and similar tools will offload model layers to system RAM (CPU inference). This is much slower — expect 10-50× the generation latency compared to full GPU inference.
Can I use multiple GPUs to run cerebras_MiniMax-M2-REAP-139B-A10B-GGUF?
Yes! Tools like llama.cpp, vLLM, and Ollama support tensor parallelism across multiple GPUs. For example, 2× RTX 3090 (24GB each) gives you 48GB total VRAM, which can run many large models.
Is Q4_XS quality good enough for production?
Q4_K_M is an excellent balance of quality and performance. Perplexity tests show minimal degradation (< 2%) vs FP16 for most models. Suitable for most production applications.