Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated August 15, 2026
Not at Q4_K_M — that needs 14.5 GB and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 has 12 GB. Drop to Q2_K and it fits in 10.6 GB, with up to 8K of context.
| Model | Mistral Small 3 (24B) |
| Parameters | 24B |
| Quantization | Q4_K_M |
| VRAM needed | 14.5 GB |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 VRAM | 12 GB |
| Verdict | Runs at a lower quant |
| Fits at | Q2_K (10.6 GB) |
| Max context | 8K |
Quantize to Q2_K. That is the cheapest fix — it costs some quality but no money.
Running Mistral Small 3 (24B) on this card:
Mistral Small 3 (24B) needs ~14 GB but this GPU has 12 GB. Rent a RTX 4090 (24 GB)-class GPU by the hour instead of buying one:
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