Can the NVIDIA RTX 4060 run Mistral Nemo 12B?
- FP16
- Q8_0
- Q6_K
- Q5_K_M
- Q4_K_M
- Q3_K_M
- Q2_K
Only just. Mistral Nemo 12B fits on the NVIDIA RTX 4060 at Q3_K_M, which costs noticeable quality. Expect about 27 tokens/second. A card with more memory is a better experience.
Run it with Ollama
Ollama's default mistral-nemo:12b download is Q4_K_M, which needs about 9.3 GB, more than the 8 GB available. Download the Q3_K_M GGUF instead (LM Studio lists quants per model), or try a smaller context length.
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Memory needed by quantization
At 8,192 tokens of context. The black line marks the 8 GB the NVIDIA RTX 4060 can use.
| Quant | Quality | Memory | Fits? | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP16 | Full quality | 26.3 GB | Too big | — | |
| Q8_0 | Near-lossless | 14.9 GB | Too big | — | |
| Q6_K | Excellent | 11.9 GB | Too big | — | |
| Q5_K_M | Very good | 10.6 GB | Too big | — | |
| Q4_K_M | Good, most popular | 9.3 GB | Too big | — | |
| Q3_K_M | Noticeably degraded | 7.9 GB | Fits | ~27 tok/s | |
| Q2_K | Heavily degraded | 6.5 GB | Fits | ~36 tok/s |
GPUs that run Mistral Nemo 12B comfortably
Models that run well on the NVIDIA RTX 4060
Frequently asked questions
Can NVIDIA RTX 4060 run Mistral Nemo 12B?
Only just. Mistral Nemo 12B fits on the NVIDIA RTX 4060 at Q3_K_M, which costs noticeable quality. Expect about 27 tokens/second. A card with more memory is a better experience.
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 4060?
Roughly 27 tokens per second at Q3_K_M, estimated from the NVIDIA RTX 4060's 272 GB/s memory bandwidth.