Exdysa Q4_K_M 172B Parameters

VRAM Requirements for
MiniMax-M2.5-REAP-172B-A10B-GGUF-Q4_K_M Q4_K_M

To run MiniMax-M2.5-REAP-172B-A10B-GGUF-Q4_K_M locally at Q4_K_M quantization, you need at minimum 101.57 GB of GPU VRAM.

101.57 GB
Required VRAM
96.75 GB
File Size
8K tokens
Context Window
172B
Parameters
Estimated VRAM Required
101.57
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_K_M) 96.75 GB
Context Overhead (8,192 tokens × 172B × 2 ÷ 1M) 2.818 GB
System Buffer (OS + CUDA runtime) 2.00 GB
Total Required VRAM 101.57 GB

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can I run MiniMax-M2.5-REAP-172B-A10B-GGUF-Q4_K_M Q4_K_M on a consumer GPU?
Running MiniMax-M2.5-REAP-172B-A10B-GGUF-Q4_K_M Q4_K_M locally requires 101.57 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 MiniMax-M2.5-REAP-172B-A10B-GGUF-Q4_K_M?
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_K_M 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.