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What AI models can the AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 (Radeon 860M) (16 GB) run?
- Unified memory
- 16.0 GB
- Usable for models
- 12.0 GB
- Memory bandwidth
- 120 GB/s
- FP16 compute
- 12.3 TFLOPS
- Released
- 2025
macOS lets the GPU use roughly two-thirds to three-quarters of unified memory by default, so we plan around that figure rather than the full 16.0 GB.
Specifications
| Maker | AMD |
|---|---|
| Type | Unified-memory system on a chip |
| GPU share of memory | 75% (what the GPU can typically be given for a model) |
| Chip | Apple AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 (Radeon 860M) |
| Unified memory | 16.0 GB |
| Usable for AI models | 12.0 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 120 GB/s |
| FP16 compute | 12.3 TFLOPS |
| Interface | UNIFIED |
| Released | 2025 |
Best LLMs for the AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 (Radeon 860M) (16 GB)
| Grade · points | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83 ptsGreat (A) · 83 of 100 points: Model quality 35.5/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 7.7/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | Gemma 4 12B | Q4_K_M | 9.5 GB | 10.6 tok/s | Runs well |
| 81 ptsGreat (A) · 81 of 100 points: Model quality 32.9/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 8.6/15, Memory use 14.8/15 | Ornith 1.5 9B | Q4_K_M | 7.7 GB | 13.1 tok/s | Runs well |
| 80 ptsGreat (A) · 80 of 100 points: Model quality 32.5/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 8.6/15, Memory use 14.8/15 | Qwen3.5 9B | Q4_K_M | 7.7 GB | 13.1 tok/s | Runs well |
| 80 ptsGreat (A) · 80 of 100 points: Model quality 32.1/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 8.6/15, Memory use 14.8/15 | Ornith 1.0 9B | Q4_K_M | 7.7 GB | 13.1 tok/s | Runs well |
| 80 ptsGreat (A) · 80 of 100 points: Model quality 26.2/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 14.2/15 | Ling 3.0 Tiny (8B-A1.3B) | Q5_K_M | 7.4 GB | 40.3 tok/s | Runs well |
| 79 ptsGreat (A) · 79 of 100 points: Model quality 31.6/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 8.9/15, Memory use 14.0/15 | TMax 9B | Q4_K_M | 7.3 GB | 14.2 tok/s | Runs well |
| 78 ptsGreat (A) · 78 of 100 points: Model quality 29.9/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 8.7/15, Memory use 14.6/15 | UI-Mate 9B | Q4_K_M | 7.6 GB | 13.5 tok/s | Runs well |
| 78 ptsGreat (A) · 78 of 100 points: Model quality 29.9/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 8.7/15, Memory use 14.6/15 | UI-Venus 2 9B | Q4_K_M | 7.6 GB | 13.5 tok/s | Runs well |
| 78 ptsGreat (A) · 78 of 100 points: Model quality 29.1/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 9.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | Granite 4.2 8B | Q4_K_M | 8.3 GB | 14.4 tok/s | Runs well |
| 76 ptsGreat (A) · 76 of 100 points: Model quality 22.2/45, Memory fit 24.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | Ling Mini 2.0 (16B-A1.4B) | Q4_K_M | 11.8 GB | 45.3 tok/s | Tight fit |
| 76 ptsGreat (A) · 76 of 100 points: Model quality 29.1/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 9.4/15, Memory use 12.6/15 | Gemma 4 E4B | Q4_K_M | 6.6 GB | 15.9 tok/s | Runs well |
| 75 ptsGreat (A) · 75 of 100 points: Model quality 26.5/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 9.3/15, Memory use 14.9/15 | DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B | Q4_K_M | 7.8 GB | 15.5 tok/s | Runs well |
Best Image models for the AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 (Radeon 860M) (16 GB)
| Grade · points | Model | Precision | Memory | Time per output | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89 ptsExcellent (S) · 89 of 100 points: Model quality 34.4/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | FLUX.2 [klein] 4B | FP8 | 10.2 GB | 5.6 s | Runs well |
| 86 ptsExcellent (S) · 86 of 100 points: Model quality 35.2/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 10.9/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | Z-Image Turbo | Q4 GGUF | 10.1 GB | 19 s | Runs well |
| 82 ptsGreat (A) · 82 of 100 points: Model quality 35.2/45, Memory fit 20.0/25, Speed 12.6/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | FLUX.2 [klein] 9B | Q4 GGUF | 8.0 GB | 14 s | Runs well |
| 81 ptsGreat (A) · 81 of 100 points: Model quality 26.1/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | DreamShaper XL v2 Turbo | FP16 | 8.9 GB | 8.1 s | Runs well |
| 79 ptsGreat (A) · 79 of 100 points: Model quality 24.3/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | SDXL-Lightning (4-step) | FP16 | 8.9 GB | 4.4 s | Runs well |
| 78 ptsGreat (A) · 78 of 100 points: Model quality 34.3/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 4.2/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | Z-Image | Q4 GGUF | 10.1 GB | 2.1 min | Runs well |
Best Video models for the AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 (Radeon 860M) (16 GB)
| Grade · points | Model | Precision | Memory | Time per output | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 ptsGreat (A) · 75 of 100 points: Model quality 22.1/45, Memory fit 23.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | LTX-Video 2B | FP8 | 10.8 GB | 2.3 min | Tight fit |
| 68 ptsGood (B) · 68 of 100 points: Model quality 19.8/45, Memory fit 23.0/25, Speed 10.9/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | CogVideoX 2B | FP8 | 11.0 GB | 5.6 min | Tight fit |
| 65 ptsGood (B) · 65 of 100 points: Model quality 24.3/45, Memory fit 20.0/25, Speed 6.2/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | CogVideoX 5B | FP8 | 9.6 GB | 17.7 min | Runs well |
| 65 ptsGood (B) · 65 of 100 points: Model quality 24.3/45, Memory fit 20.0/25, Speed 6.2/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | CogVideoX 5B I2V | FP8 | 10.2 GB | 17.7 min | Runs well |
| 64 ptsGood (B) · 64 of 100 points: Model quality 24.8/45, Memory fit 20.0/25, Speed 5.1/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | Wan 2.1 T2V 1.3B | FP16 | 8.4 GB | 26.3 min | Runs well |
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Estimates come from published hardware specs and our open formulas, not from running the model on your machine. Real speed varies with runtime, drivers and settings. Numbers marked “Measured” come from a linked benchmark.