Can I Run Mistral NeMo 12B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated August 15, 2026

Yes. Mistral NeMo 12B needs 7.2 GB at Q4_K_M and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB has 16 GB, leaving about 8.8 GB of headroom, at roughly 43 tok/s (estimated) with room for up to 32K of context.

The numbers

ModelMistral NeMo 12B
Parameters12B
QuantizationQ4_K_M
VRAM needed7.2 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB VRAM16 GB
VerdictRuns
Max context32K
Estimated speed~43 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 Mistral NeMo 12B on this card:

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
16 GB VRAM · 180 W board power
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Mistral NeMo 12B on nearby hardware

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