Can I Run Cosmos 3 Nano on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070?

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

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated August 15, 2026

Not at BF16 — that needs 32.0 GB and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 has 12 GB. Drop to Q3_K_M and it fits in 9.1 GB, with up to 16K of context.

The numbers

Model	Cosmos 3 Nano
Parameters	16B
Quantization	BF16
VRAM needed	32.0 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 VRAM	12 GB
Verdict	Runs at a lower quant
Fits at	Q3_K_M (9.1 GB)
Max context	16K

What to do next

Quantize to Q3_K_M. That is the cheapest fix — it costs some quality but no money.

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Running Cosmos 3 Nano on this card:

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 12GB

12 GB VRAM · 250 W board power

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Other Cosmos 3 sizes on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070

Cosmos 3 Super — does not fit (128.0 GB)
Cosmos 3 Edge — runs (8.0 GB)

Cosmos 3 Nano on nearby hardware

Intel Arc B570 (10 GB) — runs at a lower quant
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 (16 GB) — runs at a lower quant

All Cosmos 3 sizes on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | VRAM calculator for Cosmos 3 Nano | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 GPU page | Check your hardware