Can I Run Mistral Small 3.1 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated March 17, 2025

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~17.5 GB of headroom running Mistral Small 3.1 24B at Q4_K_M (14.5 GB, ~124 tok/s (est.)).

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Specs

VRAM32 GB
Memory Bandwidth1792 GB/s

Mistral Small 3.1 Sizes That Fit the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090

Mistral Small 3.1 24BQ4_K_M · 14.5 GB · ~124 tok/s (est.)
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FAQ

Is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 enough to run Mistral Small 3.1 locally?

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~17.5 GB of headroom running Mistral Small 3.1 24B at Q4_K_M (14.5 GB, ~124 tok/s (est.)).

What's the best Mistral Small 3.1 size for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090?

Mistral Small 3.1 24B at Q4_K_M quantization (14.5 GB), estimated ~124 tokens/sec.

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