Can I Run Llama 3.2 Family on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated September 25, 2024

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~4.2 GB of headroom running Llama 3.2 11B Vision Instruct at Q4_K_M (7.8 GB, ~65 tok/s (est.)).

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Specs

VRAM12 GB
Memory Bandwidth504 GB/s

Llama 3.2 Family Sizes That Fit the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070

Llama 3.2 11B Vision InstructQ4_K_M · 7.8 GB · ~65 tok/s (est.)
Llama 3.2 3B InstructQ4_K_M · 2.2 GB · ~229 tok/s (est.)
Llama 3.2 1B InstructQ4_K_M · 0.8 GB · ~400 tok/s (est.)
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~$599
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 · MSRP
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from $0.34/hr
RTX 4090 (24 GB) class

At 2 hrs/day, buying (~$599) beats renting at $0.34/hr after about 2.4 years.

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FAQ

Will Llama 3.2 Family run on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070?

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~4.2 GB of headroom running Llama 3.2 11B Vision Instruct at Q4_K_M (7.8 GB, ~65 tok/s (est.)).

Which Llama 3.2 Family variant fits best on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070?

Llama 3.2 11B Vision Instruct at Q4_K_M quantization (7.8 GB), estimated ~65 tokens/sec.

Llama 3.2 Family on Other GPUs

Popular Models on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070

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