HyperCLOVA X SEED 1.5B hardware requirements

About the model

Parameters
1.59B
Attention
Full attention
Max context
16,384 tokens
Released
2025-04-22

GGUF files

Tracked quantizations of HyperCLOVA X SEED 1.5B, smallest first
QuantFile sizeQualityPublished by
Q2_K0.69 GBHeavy lossCommunity GGUF · mradermacher
IQ4_XS0.92 GBGood balanceCommunity GGUF · mradermacher
Q4_K_Mbaseline1.01 GBGood balanceCommunity GGUF · mradermacher
Q8_01.69 GBNear-losslessCommunity GGUF · mradermacher

Memory needed by quant and context

Weights + f16 KV cache + compute buffer, in GB. Add about 0.6 GB if the GPU also drives your display on Windows.
Quant4k8k16k
Q2_K1.62.13.0
IQ4_XS1.92.33.2
Q4_K_M2.02.43.3
Q8_02.63.14.0

Which GPUs can run HyperCLOVA X SEED 1.5B?

How to read the verdicts

Runs great
Fully on the GPU at 20 tok/s or more
Runs well
Fully on the GPU at 8–20 tok/s; MoE experts in system RAM at 20 tok/s or more; or at least 90% on the GPU at 8 tok/s or more
Runs slowly
2–8 tok/s; CPU-only; less than 90% on the GPU; or MoE experts in system RAM below 20 tok/s
Won't run
Does not fit, or under 2 tok/s

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54 GPUs, Macs and CPU setups at Q4_K_M with 8k context, sorted by verdict and speed
HardwareVerdictSpeedQuantMemoryRuns asContextNotesPrice
GeForce RTX 5090
Runs great
est. 691.0 tok/s608.1–773.9calibrated estimate ±12%
Q4_K_M3.0 / 32.0 GBFull GPUup to 16k—$4,200 street (as of 2026-08-09)
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Runs great
est. 412.5 tok/s363.0–462.0calibrated estimate ±12%
Q4_K_M3.0 / 24.0 GBFull GPUup to 16k—$999 launch MSRP
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
Runs great
est. 388.7 tok/s342.1–435.3calibrated estimate ±12%
Q4_K_M3.0 / 24.0 GBFull GPUup to 16k—$1,999 launch MSRP
GeForce RTX 4090
Runs great
est. 388.7 tok/s342.1–435.3calibrated estimate ±12%
Q4_K_M3.0 / 24.0 GBFull GPUup to 16k—$2,755 street (as of 2026-08-09)
GeForce RTX 5080
Runs great
est. 370.2 tok/s325.8–414.6calibrated estimate ±12%
Q4_K_M3.0 / 16.0 GBFull GPUup to 16k—$1,256 street (as of 2026-08-09)
GeForce RTX 3090
Runs great
est. 360.9 tok/s317.6–404.2calibrated estimate ±12%
Q4_K_M3.0 / 24.0 GBFull GPUup to 16k—$1,050 street (as of 2026-08-09)
GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
Runs great
est. 351.7 tok/s309.5–393.9calibrated estimate ±12%
Q4_K_M3.0 / 12.0 GBFull GPUup to 16k—$799 launch MSRP
GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
Runs great
est. 345.5 tok/s304.0–387.0calibrated estimate ±12%
Q4_K_M3.0 / 16.0 GBFull GPUup to 16k—$949 street (as of 2026-08-09)
GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop
Runs great
est. 345.5 tok/s304.0–387.0calibrated estimate ±12%
Q4_K_M3.0 / 16.0 GBFull GPUup to 16k——
GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop
Runs great
est. 345.5 tok/s304.0–387.0calibrated estimate ±12%
Q4_K_M3.0 / 24.0 GBFull GPUup to 16k——
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Runs great
est. 343.7 tok/s302.5–385.0calibrated estimate ±12%
Q4_K_M3.0 / 20.0 GBFull GPUup to 16k—$899 launch MSRP
GeForce RTX 3080 10GB
Runs great
est. 293.1 tok/s257.9–328.2calibrated estimate ±12%
Q4_K_M3.0 / 10.0 GBFull GPUup to 16k—$699 launch MSRP
GeForce RTX 4080 Super
Runs great
est. 283.8 tok/s249.8–317.9calibrated estimate ±12%
Q4_K_M3.0 / 16.0 GBFull GPUup to 16k—$999 launch MSRP
Radeon RX 9070
Runs great
est. 277.1 tok/s243.9–310.4calibrated estimate ±12%
Q4_K_M3.0 / 16.0 GBFull GPUup to 16k—$639 street (as of 2026-08-09)
Radeon RX 9070 XT
Runs great
est. 277.1 tok/s243.9–310.4calibrated estimate ±12%
Q4_K_M3.0 / 16.0 GBFull GPUup to 16k—$689 street (as of 2026-08-09)
GeForce RTX 4080
Runs great
est. 276.5 tok/s243.3–309.7calibrated estimate ±12%
Q4_K_M3.0 / 16.0 GBFull GPUup to 16k—$1,199 launch MSRP
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Runs great
est. 268.1 tok/s235.9–300.3calibrated estimate ±12%
Q4_K_M3.0 / 16.0 GBFull GPUup to 16k—$499 launch MSRP
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super
Runs great
est. 259.1 tok/s228.0–290.2calibrated estimate ±12%
Q4_K_M3.0 / 16.0 GBFull GPUup to 16k—$799 launch MSRP
GeForce RTX 5070
Runs great
est. 259.1 tok/s228.0–290.2calibrated estimate ±12%
Q4_K_M3.0 / 12.0 GBFull GPUup to 16k—$629 street (as of 2026-08-09)
GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop
Runs great
est. 259.1 tok/s228.0–290.2calibrated estimate ±12%
Q4_K_M3.0 / 12.0 GBFull GPUup to 16k——
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Runs great
est. 237.5 tok/s209.0–266.0calibrated estimate ±12%
Q4_K_M3.0 / 11.0 GBFull GPUup to 16k—$999 launch MSRP
GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop
Runs great
est. 222.1 tok/s195.5–248.8calibrated estimate ±12%
Q4_K_M3.0 / 16.0 GBFull GPUup to 16k——
Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) · 48 GB
Runs great
est. 202.9 tok/s162.4–243.5calibrated estimate ±20%
Q4_K_M2.4 / 33.6 GBUnified memoryup to 16k——
Apple M3 Ultra · 96 GB
Runs great
est. 198.5 tok/s158.8–238.2calibrated estimate ±20%
Q4_K_M2.4 / 67.2 GBUnified memoryup to 16k——
GeForce RTX 4070
Runs great
est. 194.3 tok/s171.0–217.7calibrated estimate ±12%
Q4_K_M3.0 / 12.0 GBFull GPUup to 16k—$599 launch MSRP
GeForce RTX 4070 Super
Runs great
est. 194.3 tok/s171.0–217.7calibrated estimate ±12%
Q4_K_M3.0 / 12.0 GBFull GPUup to 16k—$599 launch MSRP
Apple M2 Ultra · 64 GB
Runs great
est. 193.9 tok/s155.1–232.7calibrated estimate ±20%
Q4_K_M2.4 / 44.8 GBUnified memoryup to 16k——
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Runs great
est. 186.6 tok/s130.6–242.6theoretical estimate ±30%
Q4_K_M3.0 / 11.0 GBFull GPUup to 16k—$699 launch MSRP
Apple M4 Max (40-core GPU) · 48 GB
Runs great
est. 180.5 tok/s144.4–216.6calibrated estimate ±20%
Q4_K_M2.4 / 33.6 GBUnified memoryup to 16k——
GeForce RTX 3070
Runs great
est. 172.8 tok/s152.0–193.5calibrated estimate ±12%
Q4_K_M3.0 / 8.0 GBFull GPUup to 16k—$499 launch MSRP
GeForce RTX 5060
Runs great
est. 172.8 tok/s152.0–193.5calibrated estimate ±12%
Q4_K_M3.0 / 8.0 GBFull GPUup to 16k—$339 street (as of 2026-08-09)
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
Runs great
est. 172.8 tok/s152.0–193.5calibrated estimate ±12%
Q4_K_M3.0 / 16.0 GBFull GPUup to 16k—$569 street (as of 2026-08-09)
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB
Runs great
est. 172.8 tok/s152.0–193.5calibrated estimate ±12%
Q4_K_M3.0 / 8.0 GBFull GPUup to 16k—$429 street (as of 2026-08-09)
GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop
Runs great
est. 166.6 tok/s146.6–186.6calibrated estimate ±12%
Q4_K_M3.0 / 12.0 GBFull GPUup to 16k——
Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) · 36 GB
Runs great
est. 152.0 tok/s121.6–182.4calibrated estimate ±20%
Q4_K_M2.4 / 25.2 GBUnified memoryup to 16k——
Intel Arc B580
Runs great
est. 148.2 tok/s118.6–177.8calibrated estimate ±20%
Q4_K_M3.0 / 12.0 GBFull GPUup to 16k—$290 street (as of 2026-08-09)
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
Runs great
est. 138.8 tok/s122.2–155.5calibrated estimate ±12%
Q4_K_M3.0 / 12.0 GBFull GPUup to 16k—$250 street (as of 2026-08-09)
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB
Runs great
est. 138.4 tok/s121.8–155.0calibrated estimate ±12%
Q4_K_M3.0 / 16.0 GBFull GPUup to 16k—$449 street (as of 2026-08-09)
Apple M4 Max (32-core GPU) · 36 GB
Runs great
est. 135.5 tok/s108.4–162.6calibrated estimate ±20%
Q4_K_M2.4 / 25.2 GBUnified memoryup to 16k——
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB
Runs great
est. 111.1 tok/s97.7–124.4calibrated estimate ±12%
Q4_K_M3.0 / 16.0 GBFull GPUup to 16k—$499 launch MSRP
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB
Runs great
est. 111.1 tok/s97.7–124.4calibrated estimate ±12%
Q4_K_M3.0 / 8.0 GBFull GPUup to 16k—$399 launch MSRP
GeForce RTX 4060
Runs great
est. 104.9 tok/s92.3–117.5calibrated estimate ±12%
Q4_K_M3.0 / 8.0 GBFull GPUup to 16k—$299 launch MSRP
Apple M5 Pro · 24 GB
Runs great
est. 101.5 tok/s81.2–121.8calibrated estimate ±20%
Q4_K_M2.4 / 16.8 GBUnified memoryup to 16k——
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop
Runs great
est. 98.7 tok/s86.9–110.6calibrated estimate ±12%
Q4_K_M3.0 / 8.0 GBFull GPUup to 16k——
GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop
Runs great
est. 98.7 tok/s86.9–110.6calibrated estimate ±12%
Q4_K_M3.0 / 8.0 GBFull GPUup to 16k——
Ryzen AI Max+ 395 (Strix Halo) · 32 GB
Runs great
est. 91.7 tok/s73.3–110.0calibrated estimate ±20%
Q4_K_M2.4 / 22.4 GBUnified memoryup to 16k—$1,999 launch MSRP
Apple M4 Pro · 24 GB
Runs great
est. 90.2 tok/s72.2–108.3calibrated estimate ±20%
Q4_K_M2.4 / 16.8 GBUnified memoryup to 16k——
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB
Runs great
est. 86.4 tok/s76.0–96.7calibrated estimate ±12%
Q4_K_M3.0 / 8.0 GBFull GPUup to 16k—$249 launch MSRP
NVIDIA DGX Spark · 128 GB
Runs great
est. 60.2 tok/s48.1–72.2calibrated estimate ±20%
Q4_K_M2.4 / 89.6 GBUnified memoryup to 16k—$3,999 launch MSRP
Apple M5 · 16 GB
Runs great
est. 50.8 tok/s40.6–60.9calibrated estimate ±20%
Q4_K_M2.4 / 11.2 GBUnified memoryup to 16k——
Apple M4 · 16 GB
Runs great
est. 39.7 tok/s31.7–47.6calibrated estimate ±20%
Q4_K_M2.4 / 11.2 GBUnified memoryup to 16k——
DDR5-6000 dual-channel CPU · 16 GB
Runs slowly
est. 26.4 tok/s21.2–31.7calibrated estimate ±20%
Q4_K_M1.8 GB RAMCPU onlyup to 16k
  • CPU inference — capped at Runs slowly
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DDR5-5600 dual-channel CPU · 16 GB
Runs slowly
est. 24.7 tok/s19.7–29.6calibrated estimate ±20%
Q4_K_M1.8 GB RAMCPU onlyup to 16k
  • CPU inference — capped at Runs slowly
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DDR4-3200 dual-channel CPU · 16 GB
Runs slowly
est. 14.1 tok/s11.3–16.9calibrated estimate ±20%
Q4_K_M1.8 GB RAMCPU onlyup to 16k
  • CPU inference — capped at Runs slowly
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Cheapest GPUs that run it

  • Runs greatGeForce RTX 3060 12GB$250 street (as of 2026-08-09), est. 138.8 tok/s (122.2–155.5, calibrated estimate ±12%).

Measured results for HyperCLOVA X SEED 1.5B

No public measurements for this model yet.

Frequently asked questions

How much VRAM does HyperCLOVA X SEED 1.5B need?

At Q4_K_M the weights are 1.01 GB; with 8k context the total is about 2.4 GB (KV cache 0.8 GB, compute buffer 0.6 GB). The smallest tracked file (Q2_K (heavy quality loss)) needs about 2.1 GB.

What is the cheapest GPU that runs HyperCLOVA X SEED 1.5B well?

Cheapest that runs it great: GeForce RTX 3060 12GB at $250 (street price as of 2026-08-09), est. 138.8 tok/s (122.2–155.5, calibrated estimate ±12%).

Can HyperCLOVA X SEED 1.5B run on an 8 GB, 16 GB or 24 GB GPU?

At Q4_K_M with 8k context: GeForce RTX 4060 — Runs great, est. 104.9 tok/s (92.3–117.5, calibrated estimate ±12%); GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB — Runs great, est. 172.8 tok/s (152.0–193.5, calibrated estimate ±12%); GeForce RTX 3090 — Runs great, est. 360.9 tok/s (317.6–404.2, calibrated estimate ±12%).

Speeds are estimates from memory bandwidth, calibrated against public benchmarks, and each one comes with an error band and a confidence label. Real results vary with drivers, backend, context length and thermals.