What is the minimum hardware to run Ornith 1.5 35B-A3B?

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 (24GB) is the lightest device that runs Ornith 1.5 35B-A3B, using ~22.4 GB at Q4_K_M of its ~23 GB usable. Anything with less usable memory cannot load it.

How much memory does Ornith 1.5 35B-A3B need?

At Q4_K_M it needs about 22.4 GB (weights ~20.22 GB + KV cache + overhead at 4k context). At Q8_0 budget ~37.4 GB.

Can I run Ornith 1.5 35B-A3B on a Mac?

Yes. Ornith 1.5 35B-A3B runs on Apple Silicon with enough unified memory; the ranked list below shows the lightest Mac that fits.

Can I run Ornith 1.5 35B-A3B on a phone?

No. Ornith 1.5 35B-A3B is too large for current phone memory at Q4_K_M; stick to a laptop, desktop GPU, or Mac.

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OR What hardware do you need to run Ornith 1.5 35B-A3B?

Ornith 1.5 35B-A3B needs about 22.4 GB to run at Q4_K_M, so the lightest hardware that runs it is Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 (24GB). 12 of 43 devices tested can run it.

Needs (Q4_K_M): ~22.4 GB
Devices that run it: 12
Too small: 31
Lightest that runs it: ~23 GB

Recommended Q4_K_M

32GB RAM Laptop (CPU/iGPU only) Yes

Runs at Q4_K_M using ~22.4 GB of ~28 GB usable.

What kind of hardware runs Ornith 1.5 35B-A3B

Of the 12 devices that run it, here is the split by hardware class.

5 discrete GPUs 6 Macs 1 laptop

Hardware that runs Ornith 1.5 35B-A3B

Ranked by usable memory, lightest first. Prices are approximate street prices for the device itself (a GPU is the card alone; a Mac is the whole machine). Tok/s is a bandwidth estimate; see methodology.

Compatible devices 12 total

See the full Ornith 1.5 35B-A3B memory breakdown, or compare it against other models.

Sources

Memory at Q4_K_M (22.4 GB = 20.22 GB weights + KV cache + overhead), validated 2026-09-07. See methodology.

OR What hardware do you need to run Ornith 1.5 35B-A3B?

What kind of hardware runs Ornith 1.5 35B-A3B

Hardware that runs Ornith 1.5 35B-A3B

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