Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated October 21, 2024
Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~6.5 GB of headroom running Granite 3.0 8B Instruct at Q4_K_M (5.5 GB, ~65 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 32K context.
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| VRAM | 12 GB |
| Memory Bandwidth | 360 GB/s |
| Quant | VRAM needed | Fits 12 GB? | Max context |
|---|---|---|---|
| F16 | 17.5 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q8_0 | 10 GB | ✓ Yes | 16K |
| Q6_K | 8 GB | ✓ Yes | 16K |
| Q5_K_M | 7.1 GB | ✓ Yes | 32K |
| Q4_K_M | 6.3 GB | ✓ Yes | 32K |
| Q3_K_M | 4.9 GB | ✓ Yes | 32K |
| Q2_K | 4.1 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.
| Granite 3.0 8B Instruct | Q4_K_M · 5.5 GB · ~65 tok/s (est.) |
At 2 hrs/day, buying (~$329) beats renting at $0.34/hr after about 16 months.
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Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~6.5 GB of headroom running Granite 3.0 8B Instruct at Q4_K_M (5.5 GB, ~65 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 32K context.
Granite 3.0 8B Instruct at Q4_K_M quantization (5.5 GB), estimated ~65 tokens/sec, up to 32K context.
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