Autor: Jakub Rusinowski · Ostatnia aktualizacja: 12 lipca 2026
Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~8.8 GB of headroom running Mistral NeMo 12B at Q4_K_M (7.245 GB, ~5 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 32K context.
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| VRAM | 16 GB unified memory |
| Memory Bandwidth | 68 GB/s |
| Quant | VRAM needed | Fits 16 GB? | Max context |
|---|---|---|---|
| F16 | 25.5 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q8_0 | 14.2 GB | ✓ Yes | 8K |
| Q6_K | 11.3 GB | ✓ Yes | 16K |
| Q5_K_M | 10 GB | ✓ Yes | 32K |
| Q4_K_M | 8.7 GB | ✓ Yes | 32K |
| Q3_K_M | 6.6 GB | ✓ Yes | 32K |
| Q2_K | 5.4 GB | ✓ Yes | 64K |
VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 16 GB of unified memory. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.
| Mistral NeMo 12B | Q4_K_M · 7.245 GB · ~5 tok/s (est.) |
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Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~8.8 GB of headroom running Mistral NeMo 12B at Q4_K_M (7.245 GB, ~5 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 32K context.
Mistral NeMo 12B at Q4_K_M quantization (7.245 GB), estimated ~5 tokens/sec, up to 32K context.
| Size | VRAM | Verdict | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mistral Small 3 (24B) | 14.5 GB | Runs at Q3_K_M | — |
| Mistral NeMo 12B | 7.2 GB | Runs | ~5 tok/s |
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