What hardware runs SmolLM2?

The cheapest cataloged machine that runs SmolLM2 on the GPU is a AMD Radeon RX 7600 · 8GB VRAM. Here are the most affordable rigs that fit it, smallest memory first.

machinebest fitverdictspeed
AMD Radeon RX 7600 · 8GB VRAM 1.7B FP16 ✅ Runs comfortably 25–40 tok/s
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 · 8GB VRAM 1.7B FP16 ✅ Runs comfortably 40–65 tok/s
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 · 8GB VRAM 1.7B FP16 ✅ Runs comfortably 25–40 tok/s
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 · 10GB VRAM 1.7B FP16 ✅ Runs comfortably 65–110 tok/s
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT · 12GB VRAM 1.7B FP16 ✅ Runs comfortably 30–50 tok/s
AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT · 12GB VRAM 1.7B FP16 ✅ Runs comfortably 35–60 tok/s
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 · 12GB VRAM 1.7B FP16 ✅ Runs comfortably 30–50 tok/s
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 · 12GB VRAM 1.7B FP16 ✅ Runs comfortably 45–75 tok/s
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT · 16GB VRAM 1.7B FP16 ✅ Runs comfortably 40–70 tok/s
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT · 16GB VRAM 1.7B FP16 ✅ Runs comfortably 45–80 tok/s
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT · 16GB VRAM 1.7B FP16 ✅ Runs comfortably 50–85 tok/s
Apple M1 · 16GB 1.7B FP16 ✅ Runs comfortably 8–14 tok/s

Already have a machine? See SmolLM2 across popular rigs → or check your exact rig →

Planning a whole workflow? Rigs for a coding agent · local chat · reasoning · local RAG setup.

$npx runlocal-sh can-i-run smollm2 --hardware <your-rig>

Verdicts use the same GQA-aware fit math as the CLI — a AMD Radeon RX 7600 verdict here matches what runlocal tells you on the machine.