QwenQwen 2.5 72B Instruct on AMD Radeon RX 9070
AMD Radeon RX 9070 cannot run Qwen 2.5 72B Instruct. 16 GB VRAM is insufficient at any quantization level.
Model Size
72.7B
Device VRAM
16 GB
Bandwidth
640 GB/s
Quantization
Q2_K
Performance by Quantization
OwnRig currently has one published compatibility entry for Qwen 2.5 72B Instruct on AMD Radeon RX 9070 at Q2_K. This pairing has limitations — check the rating and notes below.
| Quantization | Speed | TTFT | Fits in VRAM | Rating | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2_K | – | – | ✗ Offload | Not viable | estimated |
Notes
Q2_K
RDNA 4 card with improving ROCm support; Vulkan remains the safer default in llama.cpp. Q2_K needs ~25.3GB and relies on offloading on this card.
About Qwen 2.5 72B Instruct
Qwen 2.5 72B Instruct (72.7B) is a chat, coding, ai coding, reasoning, multi-purpose model. Top-tier 72B model, competitive with Llama 3.1 70B. Capable at coding and structured output. Requires 48 GB+ VRAM for usable quantizations.
View all Qwen 2.5 72B Instruct hardware options →About AMD Radeon RX 9070
AMD Radeon RX 9070 has 16 GB at 640 GB/s. Street price: $549.
See all models AMD Radeon RX 9070 can run →Estimate method: Estimated from model VRAM requirements and AMD runtime maturity. Reference hardware source: github.com (2026-04-18)
Performance varies by driver version, inference engine, quantization method, context length, and system configuration. Figures shown are estimates based on community benchmarks and may not reflect your exact setup. Product names are trademarks of their respective owners. OwnRig is independent and not affiliated with any hardware or AI model provider.