# Can I run Granite 4.0 H Small on 32GB RAM Laptop (CPU/iGPU only)?

> **Yes, it runs.** Runs at Q4_K_M using ~20.4 GB of ~28 GB usable.

Last validated: 2026-06-15.

## Memory math
- Granite 4.0 H Small: 32B (MoE, 9B active); Q4_K_M weighs 18.23 GB on disk.
- At Q4_K_M with a 4k context it needs ~20.4 GB (weights + KV cache + ~0.8 GB runtime overhead, ±15% with context length).
- 32GB RAM Laptop (CPU/iGPU only): 32 GB ram, ~28 GB usable for model weights.
- Headroom: ~7.6 GB.

## How to run
Recommended quant: Q4_K_M. Best tool on Windows: LM Studio.

```sh
ollama run granite4:small-h
```

## Run Granite 4.0 H Small on other devices
- [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 (24GB)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/granite-4.0-h-small/nvidia-rtx-4090-24gb)
- [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 (24GB)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/granite-4.0-h-small/nvidia-rtx-3090-24gb)
- [AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (24GB)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/granite-4.0-h-small/amd-rx-7900-xtx-24gb)
- [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 (32GB)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/granite-4.0-h-small/nvidia-rtx-5090-32gb)
- [Apple M5 (32GB)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/granite-4.0-h-small/apple-m5-32gb)
- [Apple M4 Pro (48GB)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/granite-4.0-h-small/apple-m4-pro-48gb)

## Other models that run on 32GB RAM Laptop (CPU/iGPU only)
- [Command R 35B (35B)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/command-r-35b/laptop-32gb)
- [Yi 1.5 34B (34B)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/yi-1.5-34b/laptop-32gb)
- [Qwen2.5 32B (32B)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/qwen2.5-32b/laptop-32gb)
- [Qwen3 32B (32B)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/qwen3-32b/laptop-32gb)
- [DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen 32B (32B)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-32b/laptop-32gb)
- [Qwen2.5 Coder 32B (32B)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/qwen2.5-coder-32b/laptop-32gb)

Estimate, not a guarantee. Sources: https://ollama.com/library/granite4, https://ollama.com/library/granite4/tags, https://huggingface.co/unsloth/granite-4.0-h-small-GGUF, https://huggingface.co/ibm-granite/granite-4.0-h-small.
More: https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/granite-4.0-h-small/laptop-32gb