Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated August 15, 2026
Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~5.6 GB of headroom running Llama 3.2 11B Vision Instruct at Q4_K_M (6.4 GB, ~30 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 16K context.
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| VRAM | 12 GB |
| Memory Bandwidth | 360 GB/s |
| Quant | VRAM needed | Fits 12 GB? | Max context | Whole PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F16 | 22.7 GB | ✗ No | — | — |
| Q8_0 | 12.7 GB | ✗ No | — | — |
| Q6_K | 10.2 GB | ✓ Yes | 8K | — |
| Q5_K_M | 9 GB | ✓ Yes | 16K | — |
| Q4_K_M | 7.9 GB | ✓ Yes | 16K | — |
| Q3_K_M | 6 GB | ✓ Yes | 32K | — |
| Q2_K | 5 GB | ✓ Yes | 32K | — |
Assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache. A longer window needs more; a quantized KV cache needs less. “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.
Context costs VRAM too. At Q4_K_M on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB): 8K 8.5 GB · 32K 12.6 GB ✗ · 125K 28.2 GB ✗. Past 32K it no longer fits 12 GB — a q8_0 KV cache buys roughly half of that back, which the calculator will price for you.
No compatible GPU? Llama 3.2 11B Vision Instruct on 16 GB of system RAM, CPU only: runs.
| Llama 3.2 11B Vision Instruct | Q4_K_M · 6.4 GB · ~30 tok/s (est.) |
| Llama 3.2 3B Instruct | Q4_K_M · 1.9 GB · ~77 tok/s (est.) |
| Llama 3.2 1B Instruct | Q4_K_M · 0.7 GB · ~162 tok/s (est.) |
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Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~5.6 GB of headroom running Llama 3.2 11B Vision Instruct at Q4_K_M (6.4 GB, ~30 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 16K context.
Llama 3.2 11B Vision Instruct at Q4_K_M quantization (6.4 GB), estimated ~30 tokens/sec, up to 16K context.
| Size | VRAM | Verdict | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Llama 3.2 90B Vision Instruct | 53.6 GB | Does not fit | — |
| Llama 3.2 11B Vision Instruct | 6.4 GB | Runs | ~30 tok/s |
| Llama 3.2 3B Instruct | 1.9 GB | Runs | ~77 tok/s |
| Llama 3.2 1B Instruct | 0.7 GB | Runs | ~162 tok/s |
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