Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated July 12, 2026
No — Mistral Small 3.1 doesn't fit the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB's 8 GB; you're short by ~1.2 GB even at Q2_K. The cheapest card that runs it is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 (16 GB).
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| VRAM | 8 GB |
| Memory Bandwidth | 448 GB/s |
| Quant | VRAM needed | Fits 8 GB? | Max context | Whole PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F16 | 48.7 GB | ✗ No | — | — |
| Q8_0 | 26.5 GB | ✗ No | — | Build for this |
| Q6_K | 20.8 GB | ✗ No | — | — |
| Q5_K_M | 18.2 GB | ✗ No | — | — |
| Q4_K_M | 15.7 GB | ✗ No | — | Build for this |
| Q3_K_M | 11.5 GB | ✗ No | — | — |
| Q2_K | 9.2 GB | ✗ No | — | — |
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 16.4 GB ✗ · 32K 20.4 GB ✗ · 125K 36 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 Small 3.1 24B on 16 GB of system RAM, CPU only: runs, but it is tight.
Every Mistral Small 3.1 variant requires more VRAM than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB provides (8 GB).
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 (16 GB VRAM).
Mistral Small 3.1 needs ~14 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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No — Mistral Small 3.1 doesn't fit the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB's 8 GB; you're short by ~1.2 GB even at Q2_K. The cheapest card that runs it is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 (16 GB).
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 (16 GB VRAM) is the cheapest upgrade that fits it.
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