text model · Sarvam · Windows
S Can I run Sarvam-M 24B on 8GB RAM Laptop (CPU/iGPU only)?
No. Sarvam-M 24B needs ~16.3 GB even at Q4_K_M, but 8GB RAM Laptop (CPU/iGPU only) only has ~5 GB usable.
Needs ~16.3 GB even at Q4_K_M, but only ~5 GB is usable.
- Q4_K_M needed
- ~16.3 GB
- Usable on device
- ~5 GB
- Device memory
- 8 GB
How to run it
On Windows use LM Studio (Best GUI on Windows, auto-detects CUDA/Vulkan backends.). AMD GPUs run via Vulkan/ROCm at roughly half CUDA throughput. NVIDIA is the smooth path on Windows.
- Parameters
- 24B
- Q4_K_M size
- 14.3 GB
- Q8_0 size
- 25.1 GB
- Context
- 32k
- Memory
- 8 GB ram
- Usable for weights
- ~5 GB
- Best runtime
- Ollama (llama.cpp backend)
What you can run instead
Run Sarvam-M 24B on other hardware
FAQ
Can 8GB RAM Laptop (CPU/iGPU only) run Sarvam-M 24B?
No. Sarvam-M 24B needs ~16.3 GB even at Q4_K_M, but 8GB RAM Laptop (CPU/iGPU only) only has ~5 GB usable.
How much memory does Sarvam-M 24B need?
8GB RAM Laptop (CPU/iGPU only) does not have enough memory. At Q4_K_M the weights are ~14.3 GB; with KV cache and runtime overhead, budget ~16.3 GB at a 4k context.
What is the best tool to run Sarvam-M 24B on Windows?
LM Studio for a simple setup; Ollama (CUDA) for the most speed. AMD GPUs run via Vulkan/ROCm at roughly half CUDA throughput. NVIDIA is the smooth path on Windows.
Sources
Memory figures are estimates. See methodology.