Can I Run Gemma 2 Family on RTX 3090 Desktop (24 GB VRAM, 64 GB RAM)?

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Autor: Jakub Rusinowski · Ostatnia aktualizacja: 27 czerwca 2024

Yes — comfortably

Yes, comfortably — Gemma 2 9B IT at Q8_0 needs about 13.2 GB of the 24 GB usable on RTX 3090 Desktop (24 GB VRAM, 64 GB RAM), leaving ~10.8 GB spare and running at ~55.9 tok/s (estimated), with room for about 8,192 tokens of context.

Confidence: high · Recommended quantization: Q8_0 · Estimated speed: ~55.9 tok/s

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RTX 3090 Desktop (24 GB VRAM, 64 GB RAM) — what it gives a model

Usable memory for models24 GB
Memory bandwidth936 GB/s
Form factorDesktop
Operating systemWindows or Linux
Memory upgradeableYes

Gemma 2 Family on RTX 3090 Desktop (24 GB VRAM, 64 GB RAM): memory by quantization

QuantMemory neededFits 24 GB?Max contextEst. speedDownload
F1621.6 GB✓ Yes8K~33.5 tok/s18 GB
Q8_013.2 GB✓ Yes8K~55.9 tok/s9.6 GB
Q6_K11 GB✓ Yes8K~67.7 tok/s7.4 GB
Q5_K_M10 GB✓ Yes8K~75 tok/s6.4 GB
Q4_K_M9.1 GB✓ Yes8K~83.4 tok/s5.4 GB
Q3_K_M7.5 GB✓ Yes8K~102.9 tok/s3.8 GB
Q2_K6.6 GB✓ Yes8K~118.1 tok/s3 GB

RTX 3090 desktop limitations

Recommended setup

Ollama or llama.cpp (CUDA/ROCm) — vLLM if you need concurrent serving

How these numbers are calculated

FAQ

Can I run Gemma 2 Family on RTX 3090 Desktop (24 GB VRAM, 64 GB RAM)?

Yes, comfortably — Gemma 2 9B IT at Q8_0 needs about 13.2 GB of the 24 GB usable on RTX 3090 Desktop (24 GB VRAM, 64 GB RAM), leaving ~10.8 GB spare and running at ~55.9 tok/s (estimated), with room for about 8,192 tokens of context.

Which quantization of Gemma 2 Family should I use on RTX 3090 Desktop (24 GB VRAM, 64 GB RAM)?

Q8_0 — it needs about 13.2 GB of the 24 GB available, downloads as roughly 9.6 GB, and runs at an estimated 55.9 tokens/sec with up to 8K of context.

What limits Gemma 2 Family on RTX 3090 Desktop (24 GB VRAM, 64 GB RAM)?

Nothing binding — the model fits with headroom and generates at a usable speed on this hardware.

Which runtime should I use?

Ollama or llama.cpp (CUDA/ROCm) — vLLM if you need concurrent serving

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