Can I Run GLM-4.7 / GLM-Z1 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated February 14, 2026

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~4.5 GB of headroom running GLM-Z1 32B (Reasoning) at Q4_K_M (19.5 GB, ~48 tok/s (est.)).

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Specs

VRAM24 GB
Memory Bandwidth936 GB/s

GLM-Z1 32B (Reasoning) on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090: VRAM by quantization

QuantVRAM neededFits 24 GB?Max context
F1675 GB✗ No
Q8_045 GB✗ No
Q6_K37.3 GB✗ No
Q5_K_M33.7 GB✗ No
Q4_K_M30.4 GB✗ No
Q3_K_M24.7 GB✗ No
Q2_K21.6 GB✓ Yes4K

VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 24 GB. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.

GLM-4.7 / GLM-Z1 Sizes That Fit the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090

GLM-Z1 32B (Reasoning)Q4_K_M · 19.5 GB · ~48 tok/s (est.)
GLM-4.7 9BQ4_K_M · 6.2 GB · ~151 tok/s (est.)
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FAQ

Can I run GLM-4.7 / GLM-Z1 on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090?

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~4.5 GB of headroom running GLM-Z1 32B (Reasoning) at Q4_K_M (19.5 GB, ~48 tok/s (est.)).

What's the best GLM-4.7 / GLM-Z1 size for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090?

GLM-Z1 32B (Reasoning) at Q4_K_M quantization (19.5 GB), estimated ~48 tokens/sec.

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