Autor: Jakub Rusinowski · Ostatnia aktualizacja: 12 lipca 2026
Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~3.2 GB of headroom running Cogito v1 8B at Q4_K_M (4.83 GB, ~61 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 16K context.
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| VRAM | 8 GB |
| Memory Bandwidth | 608 GB/s |
| Quant | VRAM needed | Fits 8 GB? | Max context |
|---|---|---|---|
| F16 | 17.3 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q8_0 | 9.8 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q6_K | 7.9 GB | ✓ Yes | 4K |
| Q5_K_M | 7 GB | ✓ Yes | 8K |
| Q4_K_M | 6.2 GB | ✓ Yes | 16K |
| Q3_K_M | 4.7 GB | ✓ Yes | 16K |
| Q2_K | 4 GB | ✓ Yes | 32K |
VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 8 GB. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.
| Cogito v1 8B | Q4_K_M · 4.83 GB · ~61 tok/s (est.) |
| Cogito v1 3B | Q4_K_M · 1.81125 GB · ~121 tok/s (est.) |
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Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~3.2 GB of headroom running Cogito v1 8B at Q4_K_M (4.83 GB, ~61 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 16K context.
Cogito v1 8B at Q4_K_M quantization (4.83 GB), estimated ~61 tokens/sec, up to 16K context.
| Size | VRAM | Verdict | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cogito v1 70B | 42.3 GB | Does not fit | — |
| Cogito v1 32B | 19.3 GB | Does not fit | — |
| Cogito v1 14B | 8.5 GB | Runs at Q2_K | — |
| Cogito v1 8B | 4.8 GB | Runs | ~61 tok/s |
| Cogito v1 3B | 1.8 GB | Runs | ~121 tok/s |
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