Can I Run Gemma 4 12B (Unified) on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti?

Autor: Jakub Rusinowski · Ostatnia aktualizacja: 15 sierpnia 2026

Not at Q4_K_M — that needs 7.2 GB and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti has 8 GB. Drop to Q2_K and it fits in 6.1 GB, with up to 8K of context.

The numbers

ModelGemma 4 12B (Unified)
Parameters12B
QuantizationQ4_K_M
VRAM needed7.2 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti VRAM8 GB
VerdictRuns at a lower quant
Fits atQ2_K (6.1 GB)
Max context8K

What to do next

Quantize to Q2_K. That is the cheapest fix — it costs some quality but no money.

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Running Gemma 4 12B (Unified) on this card:

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB
8 GB VRAM · 290 W board power
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