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Can the NVIDIA RTX 3080 10GB run Mistral Nemo 12B?

RTX 3080 10GB × Mistral Nemo 12B8K context
YesRuns fully on the GPU
Memory at Q4_K_M9.3 GB of 10 GB
Weights 7.4 GBKV cache 1.3 GBRuntime 0.6 GB
QuantQ4_K_MGood, most popular
Memory9.3 GBof 10 GB usable
Speed~62tokens per second
  1. FP16
  2. Q8_0
  3. Q6_K
  4. Q5_K_M
  5. Q4_K_M
  6. Q3_K_M
  7. Q2_K

Yes. The NVIDIA RTX 3080 10GB can run Mistral Nemo 12B fully in VRAM at Q4_K_M (good, most popular), using about 9.3 GB of the 10 GB available, at roughly 62 tokens/second.

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Run it with Ollama

With Ollama installed, one command downloads and starts Mistral Nemo 12B:

ollama run mistral-nemo:12b

Ollama's default download is Q4_K_M (about 9.3 GB here). That is also the best quant that fits.

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Memory needed by quantization

At 8,192 tokens of context. The black line marks the 10 GB the NVIDIA RTX 3080 10GB can use.

QuantQualityMemoryFits?Speed
FP16Full quality26.3 GBToo big—
Q8_0Near-lossless14.9 GBToo big—
Q6_KExcellent11.9 GBToo big—
Q5_K_MVery good10.6 GBToo big—
Q4_K_MGood, most popular9.3 GBFits~62 tok/s
Q3_K_MNoticeably degraded7.9 GBFits~76 tok/s
Q2_KHeavily degraded6.5 GBFits~100 tok/s

GPUs that run Mistral Nemo 12B comfortably

Models that run well on the NVIDIA RTX 3080 10GB

Frequently asked questions

Can NVIDIA RTX 3080 10GB run Mistral Nemo 12B?

Yes. The NVIDIA RTX 3080 10GB can run Mistral Nemo 12B fully in VRAM at Q4_K_M (good, most popular), using about 9.3 GB of the 10 GB available, at roughly 62 tokens/second.

How much VRAM does Mistral Nemo 12B need?

About 9.3 GB at Q4_K_M with 8,192 tokens of context, and about 26.3 GB at full FP16 precision.

How fast is Mistral Nemo 12B on the NVIDIA RTX 3080 10GB?

Roughly 62 tokens per second at Q4_K_M, estimated from the NVIDIA RTX 3080 10GB's 760 GB/s memory bandwidth.