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[GH-ISSUE #8478] Display Minimum System Requirements #31219

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opened 2026-04-22 11:27:41 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 6 comments
GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-22 11:27:41 -05:00
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Originally created by @Siddhesh-Agarwal on GitHub (Jan 18, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/8478

It would be great to have the minimum system requirements like disk space, and RAM for each model. This could be done both on the website and in the CLI like a small notice.

The minimum RAM required by the model is:

minimum_RAM = num_of_parameters * bytes_per_parameter

I see that most models use the Q4_K_M or Q4_0 quantization. So, bytes_per_parameter = 0.5. I may be oversimplifying the complexity of this problem.

Originally created by @Siddhesh-Agarwal on GitHub (Jan 18, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/8478 It would be great to have the minimum system requirements like disk space, and RAM for each model. This could be done both on the website and in the CLI like a small notice. The minimum RAM required by the model is: minimum_RAM = num_of_parameters * bytes_per_parameter I see that most models use the `Q4_K_M` or `Q4_0` quantization. So, bytes_per_parameter = $0.5$. I may be oversimplifying the complexity of this problem.
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GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-22 11:27:43 -05:00
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@Siddhesh-Agarwal commented on GitHub (Jan 18, 2025):

The reason I say I may be oversimplifying the problem is because I am not talking about the overhead of Ollama itself (or is that not required?)

<!-- gh-comment-id:2599508692 --> @Siddhesh-Agarwal commented on GitHub (Jan 18, 2025): The reason I say I may be oversimplifying the problem is because I am not talking about the overhead of Ollama itself (or is that not required?)
GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-22 11:27:44 -05:00
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@rick-github commented on GitHub (Jan 18, 2025):

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<!-- gh-comment-id:2599508875 --> @rick-github commented on GitHub (Jan 18, 2025): ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/5faac306-6a52-4496-80de-40985818e0f4)
GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-22 11:27:44 -05:00
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@Siddhesh-Agarwal commented on GitHub (Jan 18, 2025):

Sorry, I wasn't able to figure it out. Thanks for your help!

<!-- gh-comment-id:2599511864 --> @Siddhesh-Agarwal commented on GitHub (Jan 18, 2025): Sorry, I wasn't able to figure it out. Thanks for your help!
GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-22 11:27:45 -05:00
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@adarshmadrecha commented on GitHub (Jan 18, 2025):

@rick-github thanks for pointing out.
In this case, there should be a tooltip to inform users that this "43GB" is the RAM requirement and not the file size.

<!-- gh-comment-id:2599863324 --> @adarshmadrecha commented on GitHub (Jan 18, 2025): @rick-github thanks for pointing out. In this case, there should be a tooltip to inform users that this "43GB" is the RAM requirement and not the file size.
GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-22 11:27:46 -05:00
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@rick-github commented on GitHub (Jan 18, 2025):

It's both.

<!-- gh-comment-id:2599930056 --> @rick-github commented on GitHub (Jan 18, 2025): It's both.
GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-22 11:27:48 -05:00
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@Siddhesh-Agarwal commented on GitHub (Jan 19, 2025):

@adarshmadrecha the model in its entirety is loaded in the RAM. So the model size is the space it takes in the RAM

<!-- gh-comment-id:2600722869 --> @Siddhesh-Agarwal commented on GitHub (Jan 19, 2025): @adarshmadrecha the model in its entirety is loaded in the RAM. So the model size is the space it takes in the RAM
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