Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated May 1, 2026
Yes, but it is tight
Yes, but it is tight — GLM-5 32B at Q4_K_M needs about 22 GB of the 24 GB usable on RTX 3090 Desktop (24 GB VRAM, 64 GB RAM), leaving only ~2 GB before the runtime starts swapping. Expect ~32.2 tok/s (estimated), with room for about 16,384 tokens of context.
Confidence: low · Recommended quantization: Q4_K_M · Estimated speed: ~32.2 tok/s
| Usable memory for models | 24 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 936 GB/s |
| Form factor | Desktop |
| Operating system | Windows or Linux |
| Memory upgradeable | Yes |
| Quant | Memory needed | Fits 24 GB? | Max context | Est. speed | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F16 | 66.6 GB | ✗ No | — | — | 64 GB |
| Q8_0 | 36.6 GB | ✗ No | — | — | 34 GB |
| Q6_K | 28.9 GB | ✗ No | — | — | 26.2 GB |
| Q5_K_M | 25.3 GB | ✗ No | — | — | 22.7 GB |
| Q4_K_M | 22 GB | ✓ Yes | 16K | ~32.2 tok/s | 19.3 GB |
| Q3_K_M | 16.3 GB | ✓ Yes | 32K | ~43.5 tok/s | 13.6 GB |
| Q2_K | 13.2 GB | ✓ Yes | 32K | ~53.9 tok/s | 10.5 GB |
| Variant | Needs at Q4_K_M | Fits? | Est. speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLM-5 744B | 455.2 GB | ✗ Too large | — |
| GLM-5.1 72B | 46.7 GB | ✗ Too large | — |
| GLM-5 32B | 22 GB | ✓ Fits | ~32.2 tok/s |
| GLM-5 9B | 7.4 GB | ✓ Fits | ~92.2 tok/s |
Ollama or llama.cpp (CUDA/ROCm) — vLLM if you need concurrent serving
Yes, but it is tight — GLM-5 32B at Q4_K_M needs about 22 GB of the 24 GB usable on RTX 3090 Desktop (24 GB VRAM, 64 GB RAM), leaving only ~2 GB before the runtime starts swapping. Expect ~32.2 tok/s (estimated), with room for about 16,384 tokens of context.
Q4_K_M — it needs about 22 GB of the 24 GB available, downloads as roughly 19.3 GB, and runs at an estimated 32.2 tokens/sec with up to 16K of context.
Nothing binding — the model fits with headroom and generates at a usable speed on this hardware.
Ollama or llama.cpp (CUDA/ROCm) — vLLM if you need concurrent serving
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