Can I Run Gemma 2 Family on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060?

Autor: Jakub Rusinowski · Ostatnia aktualizacja: 27 czerwca 2024

Yes, but it's tight — Gemma 2 9B IT at Q4_K_M needs 6.8 GB of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060's 8 GB, leaving only ~1.2 GB, ~40 tok/s (est.) with room for up to 4K context.

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Specs

VRAM8 GB
Memory Bandwidth272 GB/s

Gemma 2 9B IT on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060: VRAM by quantization

QuantVRAM neededFits 8 GB?Max context
F1620.2 GB✗ No
Q8_011.8 GB✗ No
Q6_K9.6 GB✗ No
Q5_K_M8.6 GB✗ No
Q4_K_M7.6 GB✓ Yes4K
Q3_K_M6 GB✓ Yes8K
Q2_K5.2 GB✓ Yes8K

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.

Gemma 2 Family Sizes That Fit the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060

Gemma 2 9B ITQ4_K_M · 6.8 GB · ~40 tok/s (est.)
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FAQ

Is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 enough to run Gemma 2 Family locally?

Yes, but it's tight — Gemma 2 9B IT at Q4_K_M needs 6.8 GB of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060's 8 GB, leaving only ~1.2 GB, ~40 tok/s (est.) with room for up to 4K context.

What's the best Gemma 2 Family size for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060?

Gemma 2 9B IT at Q4_K_M quantization (6.8 GB), estimated ~40 tokens/sec, up to 4K context.

Gemma 2 Family on Other GPUs

Popular Models on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060

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