Devstral Small 2 24B
21 consumer GPUs can run Devstral Small 2 24B at Q4 natively. Precise VRAM thresholds and benchmarks below.
llama.cpp 0.2.x · CUDA 12 · ROCm 6 · Updated monthly · methodology →
Execution Context
This model requires a Mid-range GPU (16 GB VRAM)
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RTX 5090
32 GB · Runs Q4 natively · Check availability
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System Requirements
VRAM by Quantization
| Quantization | VRAM needed | Disk space | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| FP16 (max quality) | 52.8 GB | 48 GB | Maximum |
| Q8 (high quality) | 26.4 GB | 24 GB | Near-lossless |
| Q4 (recommended) Best balance | 13.2 GB | 12 GB | Recommended |
| Q2 (minimum) | 6.6 GB | 6 GB | Quality loss |
Model Details
| Developer | Mistral AI |
| Parameters | 24B |
| Context window | 256,000 tokens |
| License | Apache 2.0 |
| Use cases | coding, agentic, reasoning |
| Released | 2025-12 |
Install with Ollama
ollama run devstral:24b Hugging Face
mistralai/Devstral-Small-2-24B-Instruct-2512 Can your GPU run Devstral Small 2 24B?
Devstral Small 2 24B requires 13.2 GB VRAM at Q4. 21 consumer GPUs meet this threshold. Below 8 GB or 11.2 GB you'll hit significant offload latency.
Hardware Performance Matrix
21 Q4 native · 18 offload · 1 unsupported
Recommended GPUs for Devstral Small 2 24B
Best picks by compatibility, VRAM headroom, and value — prices and availability may change.
RTX 5090
32 GB VRAM
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RTX 4090
24 GB VRAM
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M4 Ultra
128 GB VRAM
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Devstral Small 2 24B — Compatibility guide
Devstral Small 2 24B can run on CPU without a dedicated GPU — unusual for a 24B model. On an i7-13700K with llama.cpp Q4 it reaches 5 tok/s (slow but usable). With a GPU you get 4–6× more speed — check the VRAM calculator for specifics.
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