TIPO 500M Ft — Hardware Requirements & GPU Compatibility
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TIPO 500M Ft is a 508M-parameter open language model from KBlueLeaf. It supports a context window of up to 2,048 tokens. At BF16 it needs about 1.53 GB of VRAM — see which GPUs and Macs can run it below.
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- Publisher
- KBlueLeaf
- Parameters
- 508M
- Architecture
- LlamaForCausalLM
- Context Length
- 2,048 tokens
- Vocabulary Size
- 32,013
- Release Date
- 2025-01-22
- License
- Other
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How Much VRAM Does TIPO 500M Ft Need?
Select a quantization to see compatible GPUs below.
| Quantization | Bits | VRAM | + Context | File Size | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BF16 | 16.00 | 1.5 GB | — | 1.02 GB | Brain floating point 16 — preferred for training |
Which GPUs Can Run TIPO 500M Ft?
BF16 · 1.5 GBTIPO 500M Ft (BF16) requires 1.5 GB of VRAM to load the model weights. For comfortable inference with headroom for KV cache and system overhead, 2+ GB is recommended. 35 GPUs can run it, including NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti.
Runs great
— Plenty of headroomWhich Devices Can Run TIPO 500M Ft?
BF16 · 1.5 GB33 devices with unified memory can run TIPO 500M Ft, including NVIDIA DGX H100, NVIDIA DGX A100 640GB.
Runs great
— Plenty of headroomRelated Models
Frequently Asked Questions
- How much VRAM does TIPO 500M Ft need?
TIPO 500M Ft requires 1.5 GB of VRAM at BF16.
VRAM = Weights + KV Cache + Overhead
Weights = 508M × 16 bits ÷ 8 = 1 GB
KV Cache + Overhead ≈ 0.5 GB (at 2K context + ~0.3 GB framework)
VRAM usage by quantization
BF161.5 GB- Can I run TIPO 500M Ft on a Mac?
TIPO 500M Ft requires at least 1.5 GB at BF16, which exceeds the unified memory of most consumer Macs. You would need a Mac Studio or Mac Pro with a high-memory configuration.
- Can I run TIPO 500M Ft locally?
Yes — TIPO 500M Ft can run locally on consumer hardware. At BF16 quantization it needs 1.5 GB of VRAM. Popular tools include Ollama, LM Studio, and llama.cpp.
- How fast is TIPO 500M Ft?
At BF16, TIPO 500M Ft can reach ~1905 tok/s on AMD Instinct MI300X. On NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090: ~428 tok/s. Speed depends mainly on GPU memory bandwidth. Real-world results typically within ±20%.
tok/s = (bandwidth GB/s ÷ model GB) × efficiency
Example: AMD Instinct MI300X → 5300 ÷ 1.5 × 0.55 = ~1905 tok/s
Estimated speed at BF16 (1.5 GB)
~1905 tok/s~428 tok/s~1424 tok/s~1178 tok/sReal-world results typically within ±20%. Speed depends on batch size, quantization kernel, and software stack.
- What's the download size of TIPO 500M Ft?
At BF16, the download is about 1.02 GB.
- Which GPUs can run TIPO 500M Ft?
35 consumer GPUs can run TIPO 500M Ft at BF16 (1.5 GB). Top options include AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, AMD Radeon RX 6800, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT. 35 GPUs have plenty of headroom for comfortable inference.
- Which devices can run TIPO 500M Ft?
33 devices with unified memory can run TIPO 500M Ft at BF16 (1.5 GB), including Mac Mini M4 (16 GB), Mac Mini M4 (32 GB), Mac Mini M4 Pro (24 GB), Mac Mini M4 Pro (48 GB). Apple Silicon Macs use unified memory shared between CPU and GPU, making them well-suited for local LLM inference.