Can I Run StarCoder 2 15B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070?

Name: LLM Configurator — GPU VRAM Checker
Author: LLM Configurator

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated August 15, 2026

Not at Q4_K_M — that needs 9.4 GB and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 has 8 GB. Drop to Q2_K and it fits in 6.6 GB, with up to 8K of context.

The numbers

Model	StarCoder 2 15B
Parameters	15B
Quantization	Q4_K_M
VRAM needed	9.4 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 VRAM	8 GB
Verdict	Runs at a lower quant
Fits at	Q2_K (6.6 GB)
Max context	8K

What to do next

Quantize to Q2_K. That is the cheapest fix — it costs some quality but no money.

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Running StarCoder 2 15B on this card:

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8GB

8 GB VRAM · 220 W board power

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