How much VRAM does LFM2 1.2B need?

LFM2 1.2B requires approximately 0.0 GB VRAM at Q4_K_M quantization with 1K context and 10% overhead. At Q8_0 it needs ~0.0 GB, and at FP16 ~0.0 GB. Use the PCPARTGUIDE VRAM Calculator for exact requirements at any context length and overhead setting.

Can I run LFM2 1.2B on a consumer GPU?

Yes, LFM2 1.2B can run on consumer GPUs. At Q4_K_M quantization with moderate context length, it fits on a 12 GB GPU. For best performance, use a 12 GB or larger GPU with at least 8 GB VRAM for reasonable context lengths.

What is LFM2 1.2B's context window?

LFM2 1.2B supports a maximum context window of 32,768 tokens. The default context is 2,048 tokens. Larger contexts require proportionally more VRAM for the KV cache — use the VRAM Calculator to estimate exact requirements at your target context length.

What quantization level should I use for LFM2 1.2B?

For LFM2 1.2B, Q4_K_M is the recommended quantization — it provides an excellent quality-to-VRAM ratio at ~0.0 GB. Q8_0 offers slightly better quality at ~2× the VRAM. Q4_K_M is the sweet spot for most users.

How does LFM2 1.2B compare to similar models?

LFM2 1.2B is a 1.2B Dense model from the Liquid family. Browse other Liquid models on the PCPARTGUIDE directory for comparable alternatives with different parameter counts and VRAM requirements. Use the Model Transparency scores to assess documentation quality and reproducibility.

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LFM2 1.2B

LFM2 1.2B is a dense transformer language model from the Liquid family, containing 1.2B parameters across 24 layers. It supports up to 33K tokens of context with a hidden dimension of 2048 and 8 KV heads for efficient grouped-query attentio…

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About LFM2 1.2B

On-Device

Technical Specifications

Total Parameters1.2B

ArchitectureDense

Attention TypeGQA (Grouped Query Attention)

Hidden Dimensiond = 2,048

Transformer Layers24

Attention Heads16

KV Headsn_kv = 8

Head Dimensiond_head = 128

Activation FunctionSwiGLU

NormalizationRMSNorm

Position EmbeddingRoPE

System Requirements

Estimated VRAM at 10% overhead for different quantization methods and context sizes.

Quantization	1K ctx	32K ctx
Q4_K_M0.50 B/W ~97% of FP16	0.71Consumer GPU	3.62Consumer GPU
Q8_01.00 B/W ~100% of FP16	1.33Consumer GPU	4.24Consumer GPU
F162.00 B/W Reference	2.57Consumer GPU	5.48Consumer GPU

Fits 24 GB consumer GPU

Fits 80 GB datacenter GPU

Requires cluster / multi-GPU

Model Transparency

Scores how well-documented and reproducible LFM2 1.2B is across 12 provenance dimensions. Higher is more transparent.

Param Density60

Tokenizer60

Dataset57

Training57

Reproducibility62

Upstream61

Architecture63

Versioning57

Hardware68

Downstream58

License69

Identity61

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70+ Adequate

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Find the right GPU for LFM2 1.2B

Use the interactive VRAM Calculator to see exactly how much memory you need at any quantization level, context length, and overhead setting.

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