Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated August 15, 2026
No. Aya Expanse 32B needs 19.5 GB at Q4_K_M and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 has only 8 GB. No quantization we publish closes a gap that size.
| Model | Aya Expanse 32B |
| Parameters | 32B |
| Quantization | Q4_K_M |
| VRAM needed | 19.5 GB |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 VRAM | 8 GB |
| Verdict | Does not fit |
Either step down to a smaller size in this family, or move to a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (24 GB), the cheapest card we track with enough VRAM.
Cheapest card we track with enough VRAM for Aya Expanse 32B:
Aya Expanse 32B needs ~20 GB but this GPU has 8 GB. Rent a RTX 4090 (24 GB)-class GPU by the hour instead of buying one:
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