Can I Run Mistral Small 3.1 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated June 15, 2026

No — the Mistral Small 3.1 family does not fit in the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070's 12 GB VRAM.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Specs

VRAM	12 GB
Memory Bandwidth	504 GB/s

Why It Does Not Fit

Every Mistral Small 3.1 variant requires more VRAM than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 provides (12 GB).

Nearest GPU That Fits

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (20 GB VRAM).

FAQ

Can I run Mistral Small 3.1 on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070?

No — the Mistral Small 3.1 family does not fit in the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070's 12 GB VRAM.

What GPU should I get instead to run Mistral Small 3.1?

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (20 GB VRAM) is the cheapest upgrade that fits it.

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