Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated January 28, 2025
Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~3.5 GB of headroom running Mistral NeMo 12B at Q4_K_M (8.5 GB, ~42 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 16K context.
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| VRAM | 12 GB |
| Memory Bandwidth | 360 GB/s |
| Quant | VRAM needed | Fits 12 GB? | Max context |
|---|---|---|---|
| F16 | 25.5 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q8_0 | 14.2 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q6_K | 11.3 GB | ✓ Yes | 8K |
| Q5_K_M | 10 GB | ✓ Yes | 16K |
| Q4_K_M | 8.7 GB | ✓ Yes | 16K |
| Q3_K_M | 6.6 GB | ✓ Yes | 32K |
| Q2_K | 5.4 GB | ✓ Yes | 32K |
VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 12 GB. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.
| Mistral NeMo 12B | Q4_K_M · 8.5 GB · ~42 tok/s (est.) |
At 2 hrs/day, buying (~$329) beats renting at $0.34/hr after about 16 months.
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Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~3.5 GB of headroom running Mistral NeMo 12B at Q4_K_M (8.5 GB, ~42 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 16K context.
Mistral NeMo 12B at Q4_K_M quantization (8.5 GB), estimated ~42 tokens/sec, up to 16K context.
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