Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated July 12, 2026
Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~5.8 GB of headroom running Falcon 3 10B Instruct at Q4_K_M (6.218625 GB, ~59 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 16K context.
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| VRAM | 12 GB |
| Memory Bandwidth | 504 GB/s |
| Quant | VRAM needed | Fits 12 GB? | Max context |
|---|---|---|---|
| F16 | 22.1 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q8_0 | 12.4 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q6_K | 9.9 GB | ✓ Yes | 16K |
| Q5_K_M | 8.8 GB | ✓ Yes | 16K |
| Q4_K_M | 7.7 GB | ✓ Yes | 16K |
| Q3_K_M | 5.9 GB | ✓ Yes | 32K |
| Q2_K | 4.9 GB | ✓ Yes | 32K |
VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 12 GB. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.
| Falcon 3 10B Instruct | Q4_K_M · 6.218625 GB · ~59 tok/s (est.) |
| Falcon 3 7B Instruct | Q4_K_M · 4.503975 GB · ~78 tok/s (est.) |
| Falcon 3 3B Instruct | Q4_K_M · 1.9501125 GB · ~139 tok/s (est.) |
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Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~5.8 GB of headroom running Falcon 3 10B Instruct at Q4_K_M (6.218625 GB, ~59 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 16K context.
Falcon 3 10B Instruct at Q4_K_M quantization (6.218625 GB), estimated ~59 tokens/sec, up to 16K context.
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