Can I Run Nemotron Cascade 2 30B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated August 15, 2026

Not at Q4_K_M — that needs 18.1 GB and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB has 16 GB. Drop to Q2_K and it fits in 12.4 GB, with up to 16K of context.

The numbers

ModelNemotron Cascade 2 30B
Parameters30B
QuantizationQ4_K_M
VRAM needed18.1 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB VRAM16 GB
VerdictRuns at a lower quant
Fits atQ2_K (12.4 GB)
Max context16K

What to do next

Quantize to Q2_K. That is the cheapest fix — it costs some quality but no money.

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Running Nemotron Cascade 2 30B on this card:

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
16 GB VRAM · 180 W board power
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