Can I Run Mistral Small 3.1 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB)?

Autor: Jakub Rusinowski · Ostatnia aktualizacja: 15 czerwca 2026

No — the Mistral Small 3.1 family does not fit in the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB)'s 12 GB VRAM.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB) Specs

VRAM12 GB
Memory Bandwidth360 GB/s

Why It Does Not Fit

Every Mistral Small 3.1 variant requires more VRAM than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB) provides (12 GB).

Nearest GPU That Fits

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (20 GB VRAM).

FAQ

Can I run Mistral Small 3.1 on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB)?

No — the Mistral Small 3.1 family does not fit in the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB)'s 12 GB VRAM.

What GPU should I get instead to run Mistral Small 3.1?

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (20 GB VRAM) is the cheapest upgrade that fits it.

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