Can I Run Devstral on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (10GB)?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated August 15, 2026

No — Devstral doesn't fit the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (10GB)'s 10 GB. The cheapest card that runs it is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 (16 GB).

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (10GB) Specs

VRAM10 GB
Memory Bandwidth760 GB/s

Devstral-2 22B on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (10GB): VRAM by quantization

QuantVRAM neededFits 10 GB?Max context
F1645.6 GB✗ No
Q8_025 GB✗ No
Q6_K19.6 GB✗ No
Q5_K_M17.2 GB✗ No
Q4_K_M14.9 GB✗ No
Q3_K_M11 GB✗ No
Q2_K8.8 GB✓ Yes8K

VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 10 GB. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.

Why It Does Not Fit

Every Devstral variant requires more VRAM than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (10GB) provides (10 GB).

Nearest GPU That Fits

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 (16 GB VRAM).

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FAQ

Does the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (10GB) have enough VRAM for Devstral?

No — Devstral doesn't fit the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (10GB)'s 10 GB. The cheapest card that runs it is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 (16 GB).

Which GPU can actually run Devstral?

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 (16 GB VRAM) is the cheapest upgrade that fits it.

Devstral on Other GPUs

Popular Models on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (10GB)

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