Can I Run Ternary Bonsai 27B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB)?

Autor: Jakub Rusinowski · Ostatnia aktualizacja: 11 września 2026

Yes. Ternary Bonsai 27B needs 5.8 GB at Ternary (1.58-bit, ~1.71 bpw) and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB) has 12 GB, leaving about 6.2 GB of headroom, at roughly 31 tok/s (estimated) with room for up to 16K of context.

The numbers

ModelTernary Bonsai 27B
Parameters27B
QuantizationTernary (1.58-bit, ~1.71 bpw)
VRAM needed5.8 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB) VRAM12 GB
VerdictRuns
Max context16K
Estimated speed~31 tok/s

What to do next

Nothing to change — run it at Ternary (1.58-bit, ~1.71 bpw). If you want more capability, check whether the next size up also fits.

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Running Ternary Bonsai 27B on this card:

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
12 GB VRAM · 170 W board power
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