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Can a RX 9070 XT 16GB run Gemma 4 26B-A4B (MoE)?

Yes, with partial offload (slower). Gemma 4 26B-A4B (MoE) on RX 9070 XT 16GB at Q4_K_M uses system RAM (19.6 GB needed, 15.5 GB usable), about 26 tok/s (estimate).

Hardware: RX 9070 XT 16GB · Model: Gemma 4 26B-A4B (MoE)

RX 9070 XT 16GB has 16 GB of VRAM and 640 GB/s of memory bandwidth. The checker holds back 0.5 GB of VRAM for the driver and assumes 16 GB of system RAM, so fast memory usable by Ollama is 15.5 GB. Partial offload may also use 60% of that system RAM. Gemma 4 26B-A4B (MoE) (25.8B, 3.8B active, Google) at Q4_K_M is a 18 GB download and needs 19.6 GB with headroom for about 8k tokens.

Best quantQ4_K_M
Download size18 GB
Memory needed19.6 GB
Usable fast memory15.5 GB
Fitpartial offload (slower)
Estimated speed~26 tok/s (estimate)
Commandollama run gemma4:26b-a4b-it-q4_K_M
Open RX 9070 XT 16GB in the checker

Estimates, not benchmarks. Model sizes are ollama.com download sizes; memory needed adds headroom for ~8k tokens of context; speeds are rough figures from memory bandwidth. Data updated 2026-10-23.

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