Can I Run Gemma 4 31B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB?

Autor: Jakub Rusinowski · Ostatnia aktualizacja: 11 września 2026

Not at Q4_K_M — that needs 18.7 GB and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB has 16 GB. Drop to Q2_K and it fits in 12.8 GB, with up to 16K of context.

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The numbers

Gemma 4 31B on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB: VRAM by quantization

Assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache, on an estimated architecture — this model publishes no config we can read. 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 5060 Ti 16GB: 8K 21.3 GB ✗ · 32K 26.8 GB ✗ · 128K 48.5 GB ✗. Past 8K it no longer fits 16 GB — a q8_0 KV cache buys roughly half of that back, which the calculator will price for you.

What to do next

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

No compatible GPU? Gemma 4 31B on 32 GB of system RAM, CPU only: runs comfortably.

Running Gemma 4 31B on this card:

Other Gemma 4 sizes on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB

• Gemma 4 26B-A4B — runs at a lower quant (15.7 GB)
• Gemma 4 12B (Unified) — runs (7.2 GB)
• Gemma 4 E4B — runs (4.5 GB)
• Gemma 4 E2B — runs (2.9 GB)

Gemma 4 31B on nearby hardware

• Intel Arc B580 (12 GB) — does not fit
• AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (20 GB) — runs at a lower quant

All Gemma 4 sizes on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB | Gemma 4 31B model page | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB GPU page | Check your hardware