Question 1

Can the Radeon Vega 8 (iGPU) run qwen2.5vl 7B?

Accepted Answer

qwen2.5vl 7B needs about 5.82GB working set (weights 5.6GB + KV cache 0.22GB at 4k context). The Radeon Vega 8 (iGPU) offers ~13.5GB usable — verdict: full. 5.8 GB needed of 13.5 GB usable — headroom for context

Question 2

How fast is qwen2.5vl 7B on the Radeon Vega 8 (iGPU)?

Accepted Answer

~2.3–7.3 tok/s on the Radeon Vega 8 (iGPU). computed roofline: 51.2 GB/s × 0.25–0.80 efficiency window / 5.6GB (Q4_K_M) — bands, never points.

Question 3

What should I run qwen2.5vl 7B on instead?

Accepted Answer

Tesla M60 (16GB, used) runs it fully ($35).

Can the Radeon Vega 8 (iGPU) run qwen2.5vl 7B?

Run qwen2.5vl 7B on instead