01What it can do
- Frontier-level quality with 10B active parameters
- 262k context
- Apache 2.0
- Highly effective for inference
- —73 GB VRAM Q4—multi-GPU required
04Install
Install Ollama for your OS. Check the model and its quantization before downloading. Start with 4096 tokens of context, then check placement with ollama ps. A command below is not proof that a test was run on your machine.
02Required memory
Approximate GPU VRAM required to run this model, including 4k tokens of context overhead. For a longer context, add ~1 GB per 8k-token increment.
What hardware do you need for Qwen 3.5 122B-A10B?
To run Qwen 3.5 122B-A10B locally with Q4 quantization, you need about 73 GB of VRAM. An option to compare: BOSGAME M5 128GB / 2TB (Ryzen AI Max+ 395) — leave some headroom for the system and context; check engine compatibility with the GPU.
Why this choice? Our complete guide on BOSGAME M5 128GB / 2TB (Ryzen AI Max+ 395) →
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03Expected speed
Tokens generated per second in Q4_K_M, 4k context. Beyond 20 t/s, reading is comfortable. Below 10 t/s, that's just for testing.