Can I Run Llama 3.1 Family on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB?

Autor: Jakub Rusinowski · Ostatnia aktualizacja: 23 lipca 2024

Yes, but it's tight — Llama 3.1 8B Instruct at Q4_K_M needs 6.5 GB of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB's 8 GB, leaving only ~1.5 GB, ~69 tok/s (est.) with room for up to 16K context.

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB Specs

VRAM8 GB
Memory Bandwidth448 GB/s

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: VRAM by quantization

QuantVRAM neededFits 8 GB?Max context
F1617.3 GB✗ No
Q8_09.8 GB✗ No
Q6_K7.9 GB✓ Yes4K
Q5_K_M7 GB✓ Yes8K
Q4_K_M6.2 GB✓ Yes16K
Q3_K_M4.7 GB✓ Yes16K
Q2_K4 GB✓ Yes32K

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.

Llama 3.1 Family Sizes That Fit the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB

Llama 3.1 8B InstructQ4_K_M · 6.5 GB · ~69 tok/s (est.)
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FAQ

Does the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB have enough VRAM for Llama 3.1 Family?

Yes, but it's tight — Llama 3.1 8B Instruct at Q4_K_M needs 6.5 GB of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB's 8 GB, leaving only ~1.5 GB, ~69 tok/s (est.) with room for up to 16K context.

Which quantization of Llama 3.1 Family should I use on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB?

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct at Q4_K_M quantization (6.5 GB), estimated ~69 tokens/sec, up to 16K context.

Llama 3.1 Family on Other GPUs

Popular Models on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB

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