diff --git a/qdrant-landing/content/documentation/scaling/vertical-scaling.md b/qdrant-landing/content/documentation/scaling/vertical-scaling.md index 852bf74e6..e05fa5146 100644 --- a/qdrant-landing/content/documentation/scaling/vertical-scaling.md +++ b/qdrant-landing/content/documentation/scaling/vertical-scaling.md @@ -46,15 +46,11 @@ Exact RAM usage is difficult to predict precisely, but this formula gives a reas num_vectors * dimensions * 4 bytes * 1.5 ``` -Quantization can reduce this estimate by a factor of 4 to 32, depending on the quantization method. +Quantization can reduce this estimate by a factor of 4 to 32, depending on the quantization method. See [Quantization](/documentation/manage-data/quantization/) for the tradeoffs between quantization methods, and monitor actual memory usage before and after resizing (see [Monitor Collection Memory Usage](/documentation/ops-monitoring/memory-usage/)). - + -On top of the vector data itself, budget for the HNSW index, which typically adds 20% to 30% overhead, along with payload indexes and the write-ahead log. Reserve about 20% headroom for optimizer operations and operating system cache. - -See [Quantization](/documentation/manage-data/quantization/) for the tradeoffs between quantization methods, and monitor actual memory usage before and after resizing (see [Monitor Collection Memory Usage](/documentation/ops-monitoring/memory-usage/)). + ## When Vertical Scaling Is No Longer Enough