Gemma 3 4B hardware requirements
4.3B parameters. Needs about 4.3 GB at Q4_K_M with 8K context. Model card.
Memory needed at each quantization
| Quant | Quality | 8K context | 32K context |
|---|---|---|---|
| FP16 | Full quality | 10.3 GB | 13.8 GB |
| Q8_0 | Near-lossless | 6.3 GB | 9.7 GB |
| Q6_K | Excellent | 5.3 GB | 8.7 GB |
| Q5_K_M | Very good | 4.8 GB | 8.2 GB |
| Q4_K_M | Good, most popular | 4.3 GB | 7.8 GB |
| Q3_K_M | Noticeably degraded | 3.8 GB | 7.3 GB |
| Q2_K | Heavily degraded | 3.4 GB | 6.8 GB |
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Every GPU and Mac checked
| GPU | Runs? | Best fit |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA RTX 3060 12GB | Yes | FP16 · ~10.3 GB · ~25 tok/s |
| NVIDIA RTX 3070 | Yes | Q8_0 · ~6.3 GB · ~59 tok/s |
| NVIDIA RTX 3080 10GB | Yes | Q8_0 · ~6.3 GB · ~100 tok/s |
| NVIDIA RTX 3090 | Yes | FP16 · ~10.3 GB · ~65 tok/s |
| NVIDIA RTX 4060 | Yes | Q8_0 · ~6.3 GB · ~36 tok/s |
| NVIDIA RTX 4060 Ti 16GB | Yes | FP16 · ~10.3 GB · ~20 tok/s |
| NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti 16GB | Yes | FP16 · ~10.3 GB · ~31 tok/s |
| NVIDIA RTX 4070 | Yes | FP16 · ~10.3 GB · ~35 tok/s |
| NVIDIA RTX 4070 Ti Super | Yes | FP16 · ~10.3 GB · ~47 tok/s |
| NVIDIA RTX 4080 | Yes | FP16 · ~10.3 GB · ~50 tok/s |
| NVIDIA RTX 4090 | Yes | FP16 · ~10.3 GB · ~70 tok/s |
| NVIDIA RTX 5070 | Yes | FP16 · ~10.3 GB · ~47 tok/s |
| NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti | Yes | FP16 · ~10.3 GB · ~63 tok/s |
| NVIDIA RTX 5080 | Yes | FP16 · ~10.3 GB · ~67 tok/s |
| NVIDIA RTX 5090 | Yes | FP16 · ~10.3 GB · ~125 tok/s |
| AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | Yes | FP16 · ~10.3 GB · ~44 tok/s |
| AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | Yes | FP16 · ~10.3 GB · ~67 tok/s |
| Apple M4 (16GB) | Yes | FP16 · ~10.3 GB · ~8 tok/s |
| Apple M1 (16GB) | Yes | FP16 · ~10.3 GB · ~5 tok/s |
| Apple M2 Pro (32GB) | Yes | FP16 · ~10.3 GB · ~14 tok/s |
| Apple M3 Max (64GB) | Yes | FP16 · ~10.3 GB · ~28 tok/s |
| Apple M4 Pro (48GB) | Yes | FP16 · ~10.3 GB · ~19 tok/s |
| Apple M4 Max (128GB) | Yes | FP16 · ~10.3 GB · ~38 tok/s |
| Apple M2 Ultra (192GB) | Yes | FP16 · ~10.3 GB · ~56 tok/s |