Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated July 12, 2026
Only with offload — Mistral Family spills onto CPU/system RAM on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB (8 GB), so expect a large speed penalty.
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| VRAM | 8 GB |
| Memory Bandwidth | 448 GB/s |
| Quant | VRAM needed | Fits 8 GB? | Max context | Whole PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F16 | 25.5 GB | ✗ No | — | — |
| Q8_0 | 14.2 GB | ✗ No | — | Build for this |
| Q6_K | 11.3 GB | ✗ No | — | — |
| Q5_K_M | 10 GB | ✗ No | — | — |
| Q4_K_M | 8.7 GB | ✗ No | — | Build for this |
| Q3_K_M | 6.6 GB | ✓ Yes | 8K | — |
| Q2_K | 5.4 GB | ✓ Yes | 16K | — |
Assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache. A longer window needs more; a quantized KV cache needs less. “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 8 GB. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.
Context costs VRAM too. At Q4_K_M on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: 8K 9.4 GB ✗ · 32K 13.4 GB ✗ · 128K 29.5 GB ✗. Past 8K it no longer fits 8 GB — a q8_0 KV cache buys roughly half of that back, which the calculator will price for you.
No compatible GPU? Mistral NeMo 12B on 8 GB of system RAM, CPU only: runs, but it is tight.
Every Mistral Family variant requires more VRAM than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB provides (8 GB).
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (10GB) (10 GB VRAM).
Mistral Family needs ~7 GB but this GPU has 8 GB. Rent a RTX 4090 (24 GB)-class GPU by the hour instead of buying one:
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Only with offload — Mistral Family spills onto CPU/system RAM on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB (8 GB), so expect a large speed penalty.
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (10GB) (10 GB VRAM) is the cheapest upgrade that fits it.
| Size | VRAM | Verdict | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mistral Small 3 (24B) | 14.5 GB | Does not fit | — |
| Mistral NeMo 12B | 7.2 GB | Runs at Q2_K | — |
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