Can I Run Mistral Small 4 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB)?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated June 15, 2026

No — the Mistral Small 4 family does not fit in the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB)'s 12 GB VRAM.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB) Specs

VRAM	12 GB
Memory Bandwidth	360 GB/s

Why It Does Not Fit

Every Mistral Small 4 variant requires more VRAM than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB) provides (12 GB).

Nearest GPU That Fits

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 (32 GB VRAM).

FAQ

Can I run Mistral Small 4 on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB)?

No — the Mistral Small 4 family does not fit in the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB)'s 12 GB VRAM.

What GPU should I get instead to run Mistral Small 4?

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 (32 GB VRAM) is the cheapest upgrade that fits it.

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