Can I Run Cogito v1 70B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090?

Name: LLM Configurator — GPU VRAM Checker
Author: LLM Configurator

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated August 15, 2026

Not at Q4_K_M — that needs 42.3 GB and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 has 32 GB. Drop to Q2_K and it fits in 26.5 GB, with up to 16K of context.

The numbers

Model	Cogito v1 70B
Parameters	70B
Quantization	Q4_K_M
VRAM needed	42.3 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 VRAM	32 GB
Verdict	Runs at a lower quant
Fits at	Q2_K (26.5 GB)
Max context	16K

What to do next

Quantize to Q2_K. That is the cheapest fix — it costs some quality but no money.

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Running Cogito v1 70B on this card:

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB

32 GB VRAM · 575 W board power

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