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Can I run SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview?

SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview needs about 7.7 GB of memory at Q4_K_M, and the cheapest GPU we track that holds it is the Intel Arc B570 (10 GB, $219 list price). 65 of the 82 devices we track run it fully at Q4. These are estimates, not measured benchmarks.

9.7B parameters, by sensenova. License: apache-2.0. Model card (params from HF API, retrieved 2026-11-09) · How much VRAM for 7B–8B models · Q4 vs Q8 vs FP16

Q4_K_M needs
7.7 GB 5.9 GB weights
Q8_0 needs
12.8 GB 10.3 GB weights
FP16 needs
23.2 GB 19.3 GB weights

65 of 82 tracked GPUs and Macs run it fully at Q4.

Which hardware runs it

Bar: Q4 memory needed vs. usable memory. The tick marks 90%, our comfort line.FitsTightWon’t fit
HardwareQ4 need vs. usableQ4 / Q8 / FP16Check price
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB8 GB usable7.7 / 8.0 GBQ4TightQ8Won’t fitFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB12 GB usable7.7 / 12.0 GBQ4FitsQ8Won’t fitFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti8 GB usable7.7 / 8.0 GBQ4TightQ8Won’t fitFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
GeForce RTX 30708 GB usable7.7 / 8.0 GBQ4TightQ8Won’t fitFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
GeForce RTX 3080 10GB10 GB usable7.7 / 10.0 GBQ4FitsQ8Won’t fitFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti12 GB usable7.7 / 12.0 GBQ4FitsQ8Won’t fitFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
GeForce RTX 309024 GB usable7.7 / 24.0 GBQ4FitsQ8FitsFP16TightAmazoneBay
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti24 GB usable7.7 / 24.0 GBQ4FitsQ8FitsFP16TightAmazoneBay
GeForce RTX 40608 GB usable7.7 / 8.0 GBQ4TightQ8Won’t fitFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB16 GB usable7.7 / 16.0 GBQ4FitsQ8FitsFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
GeForce RTX 407012 GB usable7.7 / 12.0 GBQ4FitsQ8Won’t fitFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
GeForce RTX 4070 Super12 GB usable7.7 / 12.0 GBQ4FitsQ8Won’t fitFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super16 GB usable7.7 / 16.0 GBQ4FitsQ8FitsFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
GeForce RTX 4080 Super16 GB usable7.7 / 16.0 GBQ4FitsQ8FitsFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
GeForce RTX 409024 GB usable7.7 / 24.0 GBQ4FitsQ8FitsFP16TightAmazoneBay
GeForce RTX 507012 GB usable7.7 / 12.0 GBQ4FitsQ8Won’t fitFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
GeForce RTX 508016 GB usable7.7 / 16.0 GBQ4FitsQ8FitsFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
GeForce RTX 509032 GB usable7.7 / 32.0 GBQ4FitsQ8FitsFP16FitsAmazoneBay
Radeon RX 7600 XT16 GB usable7.7 / 16.0 GBQ4FitsQ8FitsFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
Radeon RX 7800 XT16 GB usable7.7 / 16.0 GBQ4FitsQ8FitsFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
Radeon RX 7900 XT20 GB usable7.7 / 20.0 GBQ4FitsQ8FitsFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
Radeon RX 7900 XTX24 GB usable7.7 / 24.0 GBQ4FitsQ8FitsFP16TightAmazoneBay
Intel Arc B58012 GB usable7.7 / 12.0 GBQ4FitsQ8Won’t fitFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
Intel Arc Pro B70 32GB32 GB usable7.7 / 32.0 GBQ4FitsQ8FitsFP16FitsAmazoneBay
Mac mini M4 16GB12 GB usable7.7 / 12.0 GBQ4FitsQ8Won’t fitFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
Mac mini M6 16GB12 GB usable7.7 / 12.0 GBQ4FitsQ8Won’t fitFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
Mac mini M6 24GB18 GB usable7.7 / 18.0 GBQ4FitsQ8FitsFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
Mac mini M6 32GB24 GB usable7.7 / 24.0 GBQ4FitsQ8FitsFP16TightAmazoneBay
Mac mini M5 Pro 64GB48 GB usable7.7 / 48.0 GBQ4FitsQ8FitsFP16FitsAmazoneBay
MacBook Pro M4 Max 128GB96 GB usable7.7 / 96.0 GBQ4FitsQ8FitsFP16FitsAmazoneBay
MacBook Pro M5 Max 128GB96 GB usable7.7 / 96.0 GBQ4FitsQ8FitsFP16FitsAmazoneBay
MacBook Pro M6 32GB24 GB usable7.7 / 24.0 GBQ4FitsQ8FitsFP16TightAmazoneBay
Mac Studio M5 Ultra 256GB192 GB usable7.7 / 192.0 GBQ4FitsQ8FitsFP16FitsAmazoneBay
Mac Studio M5 Ultra 512GB384 GB usable7.7 / 384.0 GBQ4FitsQ8FitsFP16FitsAmazoneBay
Framework Desktop (Ryzen AI Max+ 395) 128GB96 GB usable7.7 / 96.0 GBQ4FitsQ8FitsFP16FitsAmazoneBay
NVIDIA DGX Spark 64GB48 GB usable7.7 / 48.0 GBQ4FitsQ8FitsFP16FitsAmazoneBay
NVIDIA DGX Spark 128GB96 GB usable7.7 / 96.0 GBQ4FitsQ8FitsFP16FitsAmazoneBay
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB6 GB usable7.7 / 6.0 GBQ4Won’t fitQ8Won’t fitFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
GeForce RTX 2060 12GB12 GB usable7.7 / 12.0 GBQ4FitsQ8Won’t fitFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
GeForce RTX 2060 Super8 GB usable7.7 / 8.0 GBQ4TightQ8Won’t fitFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
GeForce RTX 20708 GB usable7.7 / 8.0 GBQ4TightQ8Won’t fitFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
GeForce RTX 2070 Super8 GB usable7.7 / 8.0 GBQ4TightQ8Won’t fitFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
GeForce RTX 20808 GB usable7.7 / 8.0 GBQ4TightQ8Won’t fitFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
GeForce RTX 2080 Super8 GB usable7.7 / 8.0 GBQ4TightQ8Won’t fitFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti11 GB usable7.7 / 11.0 GBQ4FitsQ8Won’t fitFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
NVIDIA Titan RTX24 GB usable7.7 / 24.0 GBQ4FitsQ8FitsFP16TightAmazoneBay
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti8 GB usable7.7 / 8.0 GBQ4TightQ8Won’t fitFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
GeForce RTX 3080 12GB12 GB usable7.7 / 12.0 GBQ4FitsQ8Won’t fitFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB8 GB usable7.7 / 8.0 GBQ4TightQ8Won’t fitFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti12 GB usable7.7 / 12.0 GBQ4FitsQ8Won’t fitFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
GeForce RTX 408016 GB usable7.7 / 16.0 GBQ4FitsQ8FitsFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
GeForce RTX 50608 GB usable7.7 / 8.0 GBQ4TightQ8Won’t fitFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB8 GB usable7.7 / 8.0 GBQ4TightQ8Won’t fitFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB16 GB usable7.7 / 16.0 GBQ4FitsQ8FitsFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
GeForce RTX 5070 Ti16 GB usable7.7 / 16.0 GBQ4FitsQ8FitsFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
Radeon RX 6700 XT12 GB usable7.7 / 12.0 GBQ4FitsQ8Won’t fitFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
Radeon RX 6750 XT12 GB usable7.7 / 12.0 GBQ4FitsQ8Won’t fitFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
Radeon RX 680016 GB usable7.7 / 16.0 GBQ4FitsQ8FitsFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
Radeon RX 6800 XT16 GB usable7.7 / 16.0 GBQ4FitsQ8FitsFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
Radeon RX 6900 XT16 GB usable7.7 / 16.0 GBQ4FitsQ8FitsFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
Radeon RX 6950 XT16 GB usable7.7 / 16.0 GBQ4FitsQ8FitsFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
Radeon RX 76008 GB usable7.7 / 8.0 GBQ4TightQ8Won’t fitFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
Radeon RX 7700 XT12 GB usable7.7 / 12.0 GBQ4FitsQ8Won’t fitFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
Radeon RX 7900 GRE16 GB usable7.7 / 16.0 GBQ4FitsQ8FitsFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB8 GB usable7.7 / 8.0 GBQ4TightQ8Won’t fitFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB16 GB usable7.7 / 16.0 GBQ4FitsQ8FitsFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
Radeon RX 907016 GB usable7.7 / 16.0 GBQ4FitsQ8FitsFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
Radeon RX 9070 XT16 GB usable7.7 / 16.0 GBQ4FitsQ8FitsFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
Intel Arc A7508 GB usable7.7 / 8.0 GBQ4TightQ8Won’t fitFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
Intel Arc A770 16GB16 GB usable7.7 / 16.0 GBQ4FitsQ8FitsFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
Intel Arc B57010 GB usable7.7 / 10.0 GBQ4FitsQ8Won’t fitFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
NVIDIA RTX A400016 GB usable7.7 / 16.0 GBQ4FitsQ8FitsFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
NVIDIA RTX A500024 GB usable7.7 / 24.0 GBQ4FitsQ8FitsFP16TightAmazoneBay
NVIDIA RTX A600048 GB usable7.7 / 48.0 GBQ4FitsQ8FitsFP16FitsAmazoneBay
NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada 16GB16 GB usable7.7 / 16.0 GBQ4FitsQ8FitsFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada 20GB20 GB usable7.7 / 20.0 GBQ4FitsQ8FitsFP16Won’t fitAmazoneBay
NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada 48GB48 GB usable7.7 / 48.0 GBQ4FitsQ8FitsFP16FitsAmazoneBay
NVIDIA RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell 96GB96 GB usable7.7 / 96.0 GBQ4FitsQ8FitsFP16FitsAmazoneBay
NVIDIA Tesla P40 24GB24 GB usable7.7 / 24.0 GBQ4FitsQ8FitsFP16TightAmazoneBay
NVIDIA Tesla V100 32GB (PCIe)32 GB usable7.7 / 32.0 GBQ4FitsQ8FitsFP16FitsAmazoneBay
AMD Radeon Instinct MI50 32GB32 GB usable7.7 / 32.0 GBQ4FitsQ8FitsFP16FitsAmazoneBay
AMD Radeon Instinct MI60 32GB32 GB usable7.7 / 32.0 GBQ4FitsQ8FitsFP16FitsAmazoneBay

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Quick answers

How much VRAM does SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview need?
About 7.7 GB at Q4_K_M, 12.8 GB at Q8_0 and 23.2 GB at FP16. These are estimates: weights plus about 15% for the KV cache at a ~4k context, plus 1 GB for the runtime.
What is the cheapest GPU that runs SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview?
Of the GPUs we track, the Intel Arc B570 (10 GB, $219 list price) is the cheapest one that runs it fully on the GPU at Q4.
Can a Mac or mini PC run SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview?
Yes. The cheapest Mac or unified-memory mini PC we track that runs it at Q4 is the Mac mini M4 16GB (16 GB, 12.0 GB usable for models, $789).
How many GPUs and Macs can run SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview?
65 of the 82 GPUs and Macs we track run it fully at Q4.

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