Autor: Jakub Rusinowski · Ostatnia aktualizacja: 11 września 2026
Yes. Gemma 3 12B Instruct needs 7.2 GB at Q4_K_M and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super has 16 GB, leaving about 8.8 GB of headroom, at roughly 61 tok/s (estimated) with room for up to 16K of context.
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| Model | Gemma 3 12B Instruct |
| Parameters | 12B |
| Quantization | Q4_K_M |
| VRAM needed | 7.2 GB |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super VRAM | 16 GB |
| Verdict | Runs |
| Max context | 16K |
| Estimated speed | ~61 tok/s |
| Quant | VRAM needed | Fits 16 GB? | Max context | Whole PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F16 | 26.3 GB | ✗ No | — | — |
| Q8_0 | 15.1 GB | ✓ Yes | 4K | Build for this |
| Q6_K | 12.2 GB | ✓ Yes | 8K | — |
| Q5_K_M | 10.8 GB | ✓ Yes | 16K | Build for this |
| Q4_K_M | 9.6 GB | ✓ Yes | 16K | Build for this |
| Q3_K_M | 7.5 GB | ✓ Yes | 16K | — |
| Q2_K | 6.3 GB | ✓ Yes | 16K | — |
Assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache. A longer window needs more; a quantized KV cache needs less. “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 16 GB. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.
Context costs VRAM too. At Q4_K_M on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super: 8K 11.1 GB · 32K 20.4 GB ✗ · 128K 57.4 GB ✗. Past 32K it no longer fits 16 GB — a q8_0 KV cache buys roughly half of that back, which the calculator will price for you.
Nothing to change — run it at Q4_K_M. If you want more capability, check whether the next size up also fits.
No compatible GPU? Gemma 3 12B Instruct on 16 GB of system RAM, CPU only: runs, but it is tight.
Running Gemma 3 12B Instruct on this card:
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