Llama 3.2 90B Vision Instruct — VRAM Requirements
Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated July 21, 2026
How much GPU VRAM you need to run Llama 3.2 Family Llama 3.2 90B Vision Instruct by Meta locally, a 90B-parameter model. Figures are quantized weights + KV cache + framework overhead from a memory-bandwidth roofline model.
Llama 3.2 90B Vision Instruct needs about 55 GB VRAM at Q4_K_M.
VRAM by Quantization
| Quant | Bits/weight | Weights | Total VRAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2_K | 2.63 | 29.6 GB | 30.4 GB |
| Q3_K_M | 3.41 | 38.4 GB | 39.2 GB |
| Q4_K_M | 4.83 | 54.3 GB | 55.1 GB |
| Q5_K_M | 5.67 | 63.8 GB | 64.6 GB |
| Q6_K | 6.56 | 73.8 GB | 74.6 GB |
| Q8_0 | 8.50 | 95.6 GB | 96.4 GB |
| F16 | 16.00 | 180.0 GB | 180.8 GB |
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[](https://llmconfigurator.com/en/vram-calculator/llama-3.2-90b-vision)Estimates only — actual VRAM varies with context length, batch size, runtime and KV-cache settings.