Can I Run GPT-oss 120B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090?

Autor: Jakub Rusinowski · Ostatnia aktualizacja: 1 kwietnia 2026

No — GPT-oss 120B doesn't fit the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090's 32 GB; you're short by ~46.6 GB even at Q2_K. The cheapest card that runs it is the NVIDIA A100 80GB (80 GB).

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Specs

VRAM32 GB
Memory Bandwidth1792 GB/s

GPT-oss 120B on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090: VRAM by quantization

QuantVRAM neededFits 32 GB?Max context
F16279.2 GB✗ No
Q8_0166.7 GB✗ No
Q6_K137.6 GB✗ No
Q5_K_M124.2 GB✗ No
Q4_K_M111.7 GB✗ No
Q3_K_M90.4 GB✗ No
Q2_K78.6 GB✗ No

VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 32 GB. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.

Why It Does Not Fit

Every GPT-oss 120B variant requires more VRAM than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 provides (32 GB).

Nearest GPU That Fits

NVIDIA A100 80GB (80 GB VRAM).

NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe
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FAQ

Does the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 have enough VRAM for GPT-oss 120B?

No — GPT-oss 120B doesn't fit the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090's 32 GB; you're short by ~46.6 GB even at Q2_K. The cheapest card that runs it is the NVIDIA A100 80GB (80 GB).

Which GPU can actually run GPT-oss 120B?

The NVIDIA A100 80GB (80 GB VRAM) is the cheapest upgrade that fits it.

GPT-oss 120B on Other GPUs

Popular Models on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090

VRAM Tier

Troubleshooting

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