Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated August 15, 2026
No — Poolside Laguna XS 2.1 doesn't fit the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070's 12 GB; you're short by ~0.6 GB even at Q2_K. The cheapest card that runs it is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (24 GB).
| VRAM | 12 GB |
| Memory Bandwidth | 504 GB/s |
| Quant | VRAM needed | Fits 12 GB? | Max context |
|---|---|---|---|
| F16 | 67.7 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q8_0 | 36.8 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q6_K | 28.8 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q5_K_M | 25.1 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q4_K_M | 21.6 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q3_K_M | 15.8 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q2_K | 12.6 GB | ✗ No | — |
VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 12 GB. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.
Every Poolside Laguna XS 2.1 variant requires more VRAM than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 provides (12 GB).
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (24 GB VRAM).
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No — Poolside Laguna XS 2.1 doesn't fit the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070's 12 GB; you're short by ~0.6 GB even at Q2_K. The cheapest card that runs it is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (24 GB).
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (24 GB VRAM) is the cheapest upgrade that fits it.
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