Can I Run Poolside Laguna XS 2.1 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated August 15, 2026

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~4.1 GB of headroom running Laguna XS 2.1 33B-A3B at Q4_K_M (19.923750000000002 GB, ~144 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 8K context.

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 24GB
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Specs

VRAM24 GB
Memory Bandwidth936 GB/s

Laguna XS 2.1 33B-A3B on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090: VRAM by quantization

QuantVRAM neededFits 24 GB?Max context
F1667.7 GB✗ No
Q8_036.8 GB✗ No
Q6_K28.8 GB✗ No
Q5_K_M25.1 GB✗ No
Q4_K_M21.6 GB✓ Yes8K
Q3_K_M15.8 GB✓ Yes32K
Q2_K12.6 GB✓ Yes32K

VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 24 GB. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.

Poolside Laguna XS 2.1 Sizes That Fit the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090

Laguna XS 2.1 33B-A3BQ4_K_M · 19.923750000000002 GB · ~144 tok/s (est.)
Buy vs. rent Poolside Laguna XS 2.1
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~$1,499
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 · MSRP
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from $0.34/hr
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FAQ

Poolside Laguna XS 2.1 on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 — does it fit?

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~4.1 GB of headroom running Laguna XS 2.1 33B-A3B at Q4_K_M (19.923750000000002 GB, ~144 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 8K context.

Which Poolside Laguna XS 2.1 variant fits best on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090?

Laguna XS 2.1 33B-A3B at Q4_K_M quantization (19.923750000000002 GB), estimated ~144 tokens/sec, up to 8K context.

Poolside Laguna XS 2.1 on Other GPUs

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