Can I Run Ministral 3 14B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (10GB)?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated September 6, 2026

Yes. Ministral 3 14B needs 8.5 GB at Q4_K_M and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (10GB) has 10 GB, leaving about 1.5 GB of headroom, at roughly 46 tok/s (estimated).

The numbers

ModelMinistral 3 14B
Parameters14B
QuantizationQ4_K_M
VRAM needed8.5 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (10GB) VRAM10 GB
VerdictRuns
Estimated speed~46 tok/s

What to do next

Nothing to change — run it at Q4_K_M. If you want more capability, check whether the next size up also fits.

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Running Ministral 3 14B on this card:

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB
10 GB VRAM · 320 W board power
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Other Ministral 3 sizes on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (10GB)

Ministral 3 14B on nearby hardware

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