Can I Run Devstral-2 22B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated August 15, 2026

Not at Q4_K_M — that needs 13.3 GB and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 has 12 GB. Drop to Q2_K and it fits in 9.6 GB, with up to 8K of context.

The numbers

ModelDevstral-2 22B
Parameters22B
QuantizationQ4_K_M
VRAM needed13.3 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 VRAM12 GB
VerdictRuns at a lower quant
Fits atQ2_K (9.6 GB)
Max context8K

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 Devstral-2 22B on this card:

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 12GB
12 GB VRAM · 250 W board power
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Devstral-2 22B needs ~13 GB but this GPU has 12 GB. Rent a RTX 4090 (24 GB)-class GPU by the hour instead of buying one:

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