Can I Run Gemma 4 26B-A4B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060?

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

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated August 15, 2026

No. Gemma 4 26B-A4B needs 15.7 GB at Q4_K_M and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 has only 8 GB. No quantization we publish closes a gap that size.

The numbers

Model	Gemma 4 26B-A4B
Parameters	26B (4B active, MoE)
Quantization	Q4_K_M
VRAM needed	15.7 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 VRAM	8 GB
Verdict	Does not fit

What to do next

Either step down to a smaller size in this family, or move to a AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (20 GB), the cheapest card we track with enough VRAM.

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Cheapest card we track with enough VRAM for Gemma 4 26B-A4B:

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT 20GB

20 GB VRAM · 315 W board power

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Won't fit — rent Gemma 4 26B-A4B instead

Gemma 4 26B-A4B needs ~16 GB but this GPU has 8 GB. Rent a RTX 4090 (24 GB)-class GPU by the hour instead of buying one:

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Other Gemma 4 sizes on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060

Gemma 4 31B — does not fit (18.7 GB)
Gemma 4 12B (Unified) — runs at a lower quant (7.2 GB)
Gemma 4 E4B — runs (4.5 GB)
Gemma 4 E2B — runs (2.9 GB)

Gemma 4 26B-A4B on nearby hardware

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (10GB) (10 GB) — does not fit

All Gemma 4 sizes on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | VRAM calculator for Gemma 4 26B-A4B | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 GPU page | Check your hardware