Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated September 6, 2026
Yes, but it's tight — Ministral 3 14B at Q4_K_M needs 8.4525 GB of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (10GB)'s 10 GB, leaving only ~1.5 GB, ~46 tok/s (est.) with room for up to 4K context.
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| VRAM | 10 GB |
| Memory Bandwidth | 760 GB/s |
| Quant | VRAM needed | Fits 10 GB? | Max context |
|---|---|---|---|
| F16 | 29.5 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q8_0 | 16.4 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q6_K | 13 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q5_K_M | 11.4 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q4_K_M | 9.9 GB | ✓ Yes | 4K |
| Q3_K_M | 7.5 GB | ✓ Yes | 16K |
| Q2_K | 6.1 GB | ✓ Yes | 16K |
VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 10 GB. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.
| Ministral 3 14B | Q4_K_M · 8.4525 GB · ~46 tok/s (est.) |
| Ministral 3 8B | Q4_K_M · 4.83 GB · ~73 tok/s (est.) |
| Ministral 3 3B | Q4_K_M · 1.81125 GB · ~144 tok/s (est.) |
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Yes, but it's tight — Ministral 3 14B at Q4_K_M needs 8.4525 GB of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (10GB)'s 10 GB, leaving only ~1.5 GB, ~46 tok/s (est.) with room for up to 4K context.
Ministral 3 14B at Q4_K_M quantization (8.4525 GB), estimated ~46 tokens/sec, up to 4K context.
| Size | VRAM | Verdict | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ministral 3 14B | 8.5 GB | Runs | ~46 tok/s |
| Ministral 3 8B | 4.8 GB | Runs | ~73 tok/s |
| Ministral 3 3B | 1.8 GB | Runs | ~144 tok/s |
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