Can Desktop PC · GeForce RTX 5080 · 32 GB RAM run Recursive Flint (40B-A2.5B)?
16 GB VRAM + 32 GB RAM · 960 GB/s memory bandwidth · Recursive Flint (40B-A2.5B) has 39.8B parameters (2.5B active per token).
Short answer
It loads, but it's borderline even for chat.
Best quantization for chat: MXFP4 (20 GB of weights) on Ollama. Generation: 65–85 tok/s, leaving about 0.0 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 | MXFP4 | 65–85 tok/s | under 1 s | 8K | Details |
| Coding questionswith Continue | Borderline | MXFP4 | 60–80 tok/s | ≈3 s | 16K | Details |
| Coding in a repositorywith Aider | Borderline | MXFP4 | 45–65 tok/s | ≈8 s | 32K | Details |
| Agentic codingwith OpenCode | Borderline | MXFP4 | 45–60 tok/s | ≈10 s | 32K | Details |
| Long documents (64K)with Open WebUI | Borderline | MXFP4 | 25–35 tok/s | ≈35 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 5080 · 32 GB RAM
The best-rated models for chat on this machine.
- gpt-oss-20b≈190 tok/sExcellent
- Gemma 4 26B-A4B230–310 tok/sExcellent
- MiniCPM5 2B210–290 tok/sExcellent
- Qwen3.5 9B70–95 tok/sExcellent
- Qwen3.5 4B130–180 tok/sExcellent
- Gemma 4 12B60–80 tok/sExcellent
Cheapest machines for Recursive Flint (40B-A2.5B)
Hardware rated comfortable or better for chat, lowest price first.
- Mac mini M4 32 GB$1,399 · 40–55 tok/sExcellent
- Desktop PC · Ryzen 9 9950X (no GPU) · 64 GB DDR5$1,400 · 20–35 tok/sExcellent
- Desktop PC · Intel Arc Pro B60 24GB · 32 GB RAM$1,500 · 95–160 tok/sExcellent
- Ryzen AI Max+ 395 mini PC / Framework Desktop · 64 GB$1,600 · 100–140 tok/sExcellent
- Desktop PC · Intel Arc Pro B60 24GB · 64 GB RAM$1,628 · 95–160 tok/sExcellent
- Mac mini M2 Pro 32 GB$1,699 · 65–90 tok/sExcellent
Different tool, context size or workload?
These pages use typical settings. The full check models your exact setup.