Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated July 12, 2026
Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~5.6 GB of headroom running OLMo 2 7B Instruct at Q4_K_M (4.407375 GB, ~62 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 4K context.
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| VRAM | 10 GB |
| Memory Bandwidth | 760 GB/s |
| Quant | VRAM needed | Fits 10 GB? | Max context |
|---|---|---|---|
| F16 | 17.5 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q8_0 | 10.7 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q6_K | 8.9 GB | ✓ Yes | 4K |
| Q5_K_M | 8.1 GB | ✓ Yes | 4K |
| Q4_K_M | 7.4 GB | ✓ Yes | 4K |
| Q3_K_M | 6.1 GB | ✓ Yes | 4K |
| Q2_K | 5.3 GB | ✓ Yes | 4K |
VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 10 GB. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.
| OLMo 2 7B Instruct | Q4_K_M · 4.407375 GB · ~62 tok/s (est.) |
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Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~5.6 GB of headroom running OLMo 2 7B Instruct at Q4_K_M (4.407375 GB, ~62 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 4K context.
OLMo 2 7B Instruct at Q4_K_M quantization (4.407375 GB), estimated ~62 tokens/sec, up to 4K context.
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