Can Desktop PC · GeForce RTX 5070 Ti · 32 GB RAM run LFM2.5 24B-A2B?
16 GB VRAM + 32 GB RAM · 896 GB/s memory bandwidth · LFM2.5 24B-A2B has 24B parameters (2B active per token).
Short answer
It loads, but it's borderline even for chat.
Best quantization for chat: Q4_K_M (14 GB of weights) on Ollama. Generation: 340–460 tok/s, leaving about 0.4 GB free for your other apps.
How it rates for each workload
Same model and machine, different jobs. Agents and long documents send far bigger prompts than chat, so they need much more speed and memory.
| Workload | Verdict | Quant | Generation | First reply | Context | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatwith Open WebUI | Borderline | Q4_K_M | 340–460 tok/s | under 1 s | 8K | Details |
| Coding questionswith Continue | Borderline | Q4_K_M | 320–440 tok/s | under 1 s | 16K | Details |
| Coding in a repositorywith Aider | Borderline | Q4_K_M | 240–330 tok/s | ≈2 s | 32K | Details |
| Agentic codingwith OpenCode | Borderline | Q4_K_M | 230–310 tok/s | ≈2 s | 32K | Details |
| Long documents (64K)with Open WebUI | Borderline | Q4_K_M | 100–140 tok/s | ≈9 s | 64K | Details |
Speeds are estimates calibrated against measured benchmarks on similar hardware. “First reply” is the time to read the workload’s opening prompt. How we calculate
Other models for Desktop PC · GeForce RTX 5070 Ti · 32 GB RAM
The best-rated models for chat on this machine.
- gpt-oss-20b≈180 tok/sExcellent
- Gemma 4 26B-A4B230–310 tok/sExcellent
- MiniCPM5 2B210–280 tok/sExcellent
- Qwen3.5 9B70–95 tok/sExcellent
- Qwen3.5 4B130–170 tok/sExcellent
- Gemma 4 12B60–80 tok/sExcellent
Cheapest machines for LFM2.5 24B-A2B
Hardware rated comfortable or better for chat, lowest price first.
- Mac mini M4 24 GB$999 · 45–60 tok/sComfortable
- Mac mini M6 24 GB$1,299 · 50–85 tok/sComfortable
- Laptop · Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 (Radeon 890M) · 32 GB$1,300 · 35–60 tok/sExcellent
- Laptop · Core Ultra 7 258V (Arc 140V) · 32 GB$1,300 · 30–50 tok/sExcellent
- Mac mini M4 32 GB$1,399 · 45–60 tok/sExcellent
- MacBook Air M4 24 GB$1,399 · 45–60 tok/sComfortable
Different tool, context size or workload?
These pages use typical settings. The full check models your exact setup.