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Can the Intel Arc B580 run MiniMax M3 428B-A23B?

Intel Arc B580 × MiniMax M3 428B-A23B8K context
NoDoes not fit in memory
Memory at Q4_K_M260.5 GB of 12 GB
Weights 258.9 GBKV cache 1 GBRuntime 0.6 GB
  1. FP16
  2. Q8_0
  3. Q6_K
  4. Q5_K_M
  5. Q4_K_M
  6. Q3_K_M
  7. Q2_K

No. Even at Q4_K_M, MiniMax M3 428B-A23B needs about 260.5 GB, but the Intel Arc B580 has 12 GB usable. You could offload some layers to system RAM, but it will be very slow.

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Memory needed by quantization

At 8,192 tokens of context. The black line marks the 12 GB the Intel Arc B580 can use.

QuantQualityMemoryFits?Speed
FP16Full quality855.6 GBToo big—
Q8_0Near-lossless455.3 GBToo big—
Q6_KExcellent351.7 GBToo big—
Q5_K_MVery good305.3 GBToo big—
Q4_K_MGood, most popular260.5 GBToo big—
Q3_K_MNoticeably degraded210.3 GBToo big—
Q2_KHeavily degraded161.7 GBToo big—

Measured speed from real Intel Arc B580 owners

Tokens per second that people measured on their own Intel Arc B580, next to our estimate.

No one has measured MiniMax M3 428B-A23B on the Intel Arc B580 yet. The speeds above are estimates. Run the benchmark and yours becomes the first real number on this page.

Have an Intel Arc B580? Add your real speed

One command times MiniMax M3 428B-A23B in your own Ollama, shows you exactly what it would send, and asks before sending anything. No sign-up, no personal data.

macOS and Linux

curl -fsSL https://gpufit.dev/bench.sh | sh

Windows (PowerShell)

irm https://gpufit.dev/bench.ps1 | iex

How the benchmark works

Models that run well on the Intel Arc B580

Frequently asked questions

Can Intel Arc B580 run MiniMax M3 428B-A23B?

No. Even at Q4_K_M, MiniMax M3 428B-A23B needs about 260.5 GB, but the Intel Arc B580 has 12 GB usable. You could offload some layers to system RAM, but it will be very slow.

How much VRAM does MiniMax M3 428B-A23B need?

About 260.5 GB at Q4_K_M with 8,192 tokens of context, and about 855.6 GB at full FP16 precision.

How fast is MiniMax M3 428B-A23B on the Intel Arc B580?

It does not fit in the Intel Arc B580's memory, so most layers would run from system RAM and generation would be very slow.