Can I Run Mistral Family on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated September 29, 2026

Yes, comfortably — Mistral Small 3 (24B) at Q4_K_M needs 17.2 GB at 8K context (14.5 GB weights + 2.7 GB KV cache/overhead), leaving ~14.8 GB of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090's 32 GB, at ~81 tok/s (est.), with room for up to 32K context.

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Specs

VRAM32 GB
Memory Bandwidth1792 GB/s

Mistral Small 3 (24B) on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090: VRAM by quantization

QuantVRAM neededFits 32 GB?Max contextWhole PC
F1650.7 GB✗ No——
Q8_028.2 GB✓ Yes16KBuild for this
Q6_K22.4 GB✓ Yes32K—
Q5_K_M19.7 GB✓ Yes32K—
Q4_K_M17.2 GB✓ Yes32KBuild for this
Q3_K_M12.9 GB✓ Yes32K—
Q2_K10.6 GB✓ Yes32K—

Assumes an 8K-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 32 GB. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.

Superseded model. Mistral Family has been superseded by Mistral Small 4. This page is kept for reference; the newer family is a better starting point. Mistral Small 4 needs at least 75.5 GB at Q4_K_M with an 8K context, so it does not fit the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090.

Context costs VRAM too. At Q4_K_M on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090: 8K 17.2 GB · 32K 22.8 GB. Every window this model publishes still fits 32 GB.

No compatible GPU? Mistral Small 3 (24B) on 24 GB of system RAM, CPU only: runs comfortably.

Mistral Family Sizes That Fit the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 (at 8K context)

Mistral Small 3 (24B)Q4_K_M · 17.2 GB at 8K context · ~81 tok/s (est.)
Mistral NeMo 12BQ4_K_M · 9.4 GB at 8K context · ~134 tok/s (est.)
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FAQ

Can I run Mistral Family on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090?

Yes, comfortably — Mistral Small 3 (24B) at Q4_K_M needs 17.2 GB at 8K context (14.5 GB weights + 2.7 GB KV cache/overhead), leaving ~14.8 GB of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090's 32 GB, at ~81 tok/s (est.), with room for up to 32K context.

What's the best Mistral Family size for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090?

Mistral Small 3 (24B) at Q4_K_M quantization needs 17.2 GB at 8K context (14.5 GB weights + 2.7 GB KV cache/overhead), estimated ~81 tokens/sec, up to 32K context.

Every Mistral Family size on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090

SizeVRAM at 8KVerdictSpeed
Mistral Small 3 (24B)17.2 GBRuns~81 tok/s
Mistral NeMo 12B9.4 GBRuns~134 tok/s

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