Can I Run North Mini Code on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated September 11, 2026

No — North Mini Code doesn't fit the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super's 16 GB. The cheapest card that runs it is the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (20 GB).

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super Specs

VRAM16 GB
Memory Bandwidth736 GB/s

North Mini Code 1.0 30B-A3B on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super: VRAM by quantization

QuantVRAM neededFits 16 GB?Max context
F1661.7 GB✗ No
Q8_033.6 GB✗ No
Q6_K26.3 GB✗ No
Q5_K_M23 GB✗ No
Q4_K_M19.8 GB✗ No
Q3_K_M14.5 GB✓ Yes8K
Q2_K11.6 GB✓ Yes16K

VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 16 GB. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.

Why It Does Not Fit

Every North Mini Code variant requires more VRAM than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super provides (16 GB).

Nearest GPU That Fits

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (20 GB VRAM).

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FAQ

North Mini Code on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super — does it fit?

No — North Mini Code doesn't fit the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super's 16 GB. The cheapest card that runs it is the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (20 GB).

What GPU should I get instead to run North Mini Code?

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (20 GB VRAM) is the cheapest upgrade that fits it.

North Mini Code on Other GPUs

Popular Models on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super

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