Can I Run Llama 3.2 Family on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated September 25, 2024

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~8.2 GB of headroom running Llama 3.2 11B Vision Instruct at Q4_K_M (7.8 GB, ~123 tok/s (est.)).

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Specs

VRAM16 GB
Memory Bandwidth960 GB/s

Llama 3.2 Family Sizes That Fit the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080

Llama 3.2 11B Vision InstructQ4_K_M · 7.8 GB · ~123 tok/s (est.)
Llama 3.2 3B InstructQ4_K_M · 2.2 GB · ~400 tok/s (est.)
Llama 3.2 1B InstructQ4_K_M · 0.8 GB · ~400 tok/s (est.)
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~$999
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 · MSRP
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from $0.34/hr
RTX 4090 (24 GB) class

At 2 hrs/day, buying (~$999) beats renting at $0.34/hr after about 4.1 years.

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FAQ

Can I run Llama 3.2 Family on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080?

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~8.2 GB of headroom running Llama 3.2 11B Vision Instruct at Q4_K_M (7.8 GB, ~123 tok/s (est.)).

What's the best Llama 3.2 Family size for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080?

Llama 3.2 11B Vision Instruct at Q4_K_M quantization (7.8 GB), estimated ~123 tokens/sec.

Llama 3.2 Family on Other GPUs

Popular Models on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080

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