Can you run Ornith 1.5 35B A3B locally?

Ornith family · Aug 2026 · 36B parameters (3B activated per token) · Hugging Face model card

How much VRAM does Ornith 1.5 35B A3B need at each quantization?

Ornith 1.5 35B A3B needs 23.7 GB of VRAM at Q4_K_M. The table below lists weights-only size and total VRAM including overhead for each common quantization level with 4k and 32k token contexts.

Method: weights = parameters × bits-per-weight (Q4_K_M ≈ 4.8, Q5_K_M ≈ 5.7, Q6_K ≈ 6.6, Q8_0 ≈ 8.5, FP16 = 16), plus 10% loading overhead, plus KV cache from the verified architecture config (not applicable to this architecture). Source: HF-verified 2026-09-16 run2 via api (safetensors + config.json: params=35.95B ctx=262,144 license=mit); VRAM figures are documented calculations, not measurements; active params: vendor model card README: ~3B activated parameters per token

Which GPUs can run Ornith 1.5 35B A3B locally?

At Q4_K_M with a 4k context, Ornith 1.5 35B A3B needs 23.7 GB of VRAM. The lists below are computed live from our GPU database and grouped by how much headroom the card has. Disclosure: CompareAIHardware.com participates in the Amazon Associates program and earns from qualifying purchases through links on this page. Affiliate relationships do not influence our recommendations.

Runs Ornith 1.5 35B A3B comfortably (25%+ VRAM headroom)

Minimum GPUs that fit Ornith 1.5 35B A3B at Q4_K_M

These GPUs hold the model but leave little headroom — keep contexts short.

Needs 2+ GPUs to run Ornith 1.5 35B A3B

One of these cards is too small on its own, but a pair (tensor or pipeline parallel, ~90% efficiency) covers the 23.7 GB requirement. See our multi-GPU guide for setup.

Can a Mac run Ornith 1.5 35B A3B?

Yes — these Apple Silicon machines fit Ornith 1.5 35B A3B at Q4_K_M, since macOS lets the GPU use about 75% of unified memory. Generation speed is bound by memory bandwidth, so the GB/s column matters as much as capacity.

Can Ornith 1.5 35B A3B run on mini PCs, Jetson, or NPU devices?

These edge and NPU devices from our database have enough memory for Ornith 1.5 35B A3B at Q4_K_M. Their memory bandwidth is far below discrete GPUs, so expect a fraction of desktop generation speed.

Which pre-built systems can run Ornith 1.5 35B A3B?

These mini PCs and workstations from our database fit Ornith 1.5 35B A3B at Q4_K_M. Usable-memory figures are conservative: Windows shares about half of system RAM with the GPU by default (Linux can expose more), macOS lets Apple Silicon GPUs use about 75% of unified memory, and Linux unified-memory systems such as GB10 expose roughly 90%. Generation speed is bound by memory bandwidth, so compare the GB/s column before buying.

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