Can I Run / Qwen3.5-27B / on AMD Instinct MI250X

Can I Run Qwen3.5-27B on a AMD Instinct MI250X?

Yes

Runs at full precision (f32). Zero quality loss.

Model size
27.8B
GPU memory
128GB
Smallest quant
Q3_K_S
Best fit
f32

12 quantizations fit your 128GB

QuantMin VRAMRecommendedFile sizeHeadroom
f32BEST112.2 GB113.7 GB1.8 GB+15.8 GB
fp1656.6 GB58.1 GB0.9 GB+71.4 GB
Q8_030.5 GB32.0 GB28.6 GB+97.5 GB
Q6_K23.9 GB25.4 GB22.4 GB+104.1 GB
Q5_K_M20.7 GB22.2 GB19.6 GB+107.3 GB
Q5_K_S20.2 GB21.7 GB18.9 GB+107.8 GB
Q4_118.4 GB19.9 GB17.2 GB+109.6 GB
Q4_K_M17.9 GB19.4 GB16.7 GB+110.2 GB
Q4_K_S16.9 GB18.4 GB15.8 GB+111.1 GB
Q4_016.6 GB18.1 GB15.7 GB+111.4 GB
Q3_K_M12.6 GB14.1 GB13.5 GB+115.4 GB
Q3_K_S11.7 GB13.2 GB12.3 GB+116.3 GB

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Qwen3.5-27B

All quant variants, benchmark scores, and use-case tags.

Best models for this GPU
AMD Instinct MI250X

Top-ranked open-source models that fit in 128GB.

FAQ

Can the AMD Instinct MI250X run Qwen3.5-27B?

Yes. The AMD Instinct MI250X's 128GB of VRAM is enough to run Qwen3.5-27B at f32 quantization (112.2GB required).

What's the best quantization to use?

f32 is the highest-precision quantization that fits in your 128GB. It uses about 112.2GB of memory and 113.7GB recommended for comfortable inference.

What if I need more headroom for context length?

KV cache memory grows with context length. The numbers above assume a baseline 2K-4K context. For long-context use (32K+), add another 2-6GB depending on the model architecture.