Can I Run GLM-5.1 72B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti?

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

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated August 15, 2026

No. GLM-5.1 72B needs 43.5 GB at Q4_K_M and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti has only 8 GB. No quantization we publish closes a gap that size.

The numbers

Model	GLM-5.1 72B
Parameters	72B
Quantization	Q4_K_M
VRAM needed	43.5 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 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 NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation (48 GB), the cheapest card we track with enough VRAM.

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Cheapest card we track with enough VRAM for GLM-5.1 72B:

NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation 48GB

48 GB VRAM · 300 W board power

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Won't fit — rent GLM-5.1 72B instead

GLM-5.1 72B needs ~43 GB but this GPU has 8 GB. Rent a A100 (80 GB)-class GPU by the hour instead of buying one:

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Other GLM-5 / GLM-5.1 sizes on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

GLM-5 744B — does not fit (449.2 GB)
GLM-5 32B — does not fit (19.3 GB)
GLM-5 9B — runs (5.4 GB)

GLM-5.1 72B on nearby hardware

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

All GLM-5 / GLM-5.1 sizes on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti | VRAM calculator for GLM-5.1 72B | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti GPU page | Check your hardware