Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated August 15, 2026
No. Nemotron Cascade 2 30B needs 18.1 GB at Q4_K_M and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 has only 12 GB. No quantization we publish closes a gap that size.
| Model | Nemotron Cascade 2 30B |
| Parameters | 30B |
| Quantization | Q4_K_M |
| VRAM needed | 18.1 GB |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 VRAM | 12 GB |
| Verdict | Does not fit |
Either step down to a smaller size in this family, or move to a AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (20 GB), the cheapest card we track with enough VRAM.
Cheapest card we track with enough VRAM for Nemotron Cascade 2 30B:
Nemotron Cascade 2 30B needs ~18 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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