Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated July 21, 2026
Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~5.7 GB of headroom running Cogito v1 70B at Q4_K_M (42.2625 GB, ~18 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 8K context.
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| VRAM | 48 GB |
| Memory Bandwidth | 864 GB/s |
| Quant | VRAM needed | Fits 48 GB? | Max context |
|---|---|---|---|
| F16 | 142.1 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q8_0 | 76.5 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q6_K | 59.5 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q5_K_M | 51.8 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q4_K_M | 44.4 GB | ✓ Yes | 8K |
| Q3_K_M | 32 GB | ✓ Yes | 32K |
| Q2_K | 25.2 GB | ✓ Yes | 64K |
VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 48 GB. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.
| Cogito v1 70B | Q4_K_M · 42.2625 GB · ~18 tok/s (est.) |
| Cogito v1 32B | Q4_K_M · 19.32 GB · ~36 tok/s (est.) |
| Cogito v1 14B | Q4_K_M · 8.4525 GB · ~72 tok/s (est.) |
| Cogito v1 8B | Q4_K_M · 4.83 GB · ~112 tok/s (est.) |
| Cogito v1 3B | Q4_K_M · 1.81125 GB · ~196 tok/s (est.) |
At 2 hrs/day, buying (~$7,499) beats renting at $0.77/hr after about 13.5 years.
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Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~5.7 GB of headroom running Cogito v1 70B at Q4_K_M (42.2625 GB, ~18 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 8K context.
Cogito v1 70B at Q4_K_M quantization (42.2625 GB), estimated ~18 tokens/sec, up to 8K context.
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