Can I Run IBM Granite 4.0 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070?

Autor: Jakub Rusinowski · Ostatnia aktualizacja: 15 sierpnia 2026

No — IBM Granite 4.0 doesn't fit the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070's 8 GB; you're short by ~4.2 GB even at Q2_K. The cheapest card that runs it is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (24 GB).

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Specs

VRAM8 GB
Memory Bandwidth448 GB/s

Granite 4.0 Small-H 32B-A9B on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070: VRAM by quantization

QuantVRAM neededFits 8 GB?Max context
F1665.7 GB✗ No
Q8_035.7 GB✗ No
Q6_K28 GB✗ No
Q5_K_M24.4 GB✗ No
Q4_K_M21 GB✗ No
Q3_K_M15.4 GB✗ No
Q2_K12.2 GB✗ No

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.

Why It Does Not Fit

Every IBM Granite 4.0 variant requires more VRAM than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 provides (8 GB).

Nearest GPU That Fits

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (24 GB VRAM).

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Won't fit — rent IBM Granite 4.0 instead

IBM Granite 4.0 needs ~19 GB but this GPU has 8 GB. Rent a RTX 4090 (24 GB)-class GPU by the hour instead of buying one:

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FAQ

Is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 enough to run IBM Granite 4.0 locally?

No — IBM Granite 4.0 doesn't fit the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070's 8 GB; you're short by ~4.2 GB even at Q2_K. The cheapest card that runs it is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (24 GB).

What's the cheapest GPU that runs IBM Granite 4.0?

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (24 GB VRAM) is the cheapest upgrade that fits it.

IBM Granite 4.0 on Other GPUs

Popular Models on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070

VRAM Tier

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