Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated August 15, 2026
Yes. Llama 3.2 3B Instruct needs 1.9 GB at Q4_K_M and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (10GB) has 10 GB, leaving about 8.1 GB of headroom, at roughly 136 tok/s (estimated) with room for up to 32K of context.
| Model | Llama 3.2 3B Instruct |
| Parameters | 3B |
| Quantization | Q4_K_M |
| VRAM needed | 1.9 GB |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (10GB) VRAM | 10 GB |
| Verdict | Runs |
| Max context | 32K |
| Estimated speed | ~136 tok/s |
Nothing to change — run it at Q4_K_M. If you want more capability, check whether the next size up also fits.
Running Llama 3.2 3B Instruct on this card:
At 2 hrs/day, buying (~$699) beats renting at $0.34/hr after about 2.9 years.
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