Autor: Jakub Rusinowski · Ostatnia aktualizacja: 11 września 2026
Yes. Mistral Small 3 (24B) needs 14.5 GB at Q4_K_M and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 has 24 GB, leaving about 9.5 GB of headroom, at roughly 35 tok/s (estimated) with room for up to 32K of context.
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| Model | Mistral Small 3 (24B) |
| Parameters | 24B |
| Quantization | Q4_K_M |
| VRAM needed | 14.5 GB |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 VRAM | 24 GB |
| Verdict | Runs |
| Max context | 32K |
| Estimated speed | ~35 tok/s |
| Quant | VRAM needed | Fits 24 GB? | Max context | Whole PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F16 | 49.7 GB | ✗ No | — | — |
| Q8_0 | 27.2 GB | ✗ No | — | Build for this |
| Q6_K | 21.4 GB | ✓ Yes | 8K | — |
| Q5_K_M | 18.7 GB | ✓ Yes | 16K | — |
| Q4_K_M | 16.2 GB | ✓ Yes | 32K | Build for this |
| Q3_K_M | 12 GB | ✓ Yes | 32K | — |
| Q2_K | 9.6 GB | ✓ Yes | 32K | — |
Assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache. A longer window needs more; a quantized KV cache needs less. “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 24 GB. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.
Context costs VRAM too. At Q4_K_M on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090: 8K 17.2 GB · 32K 22.8 GB. Every window this model publishes still fits 24 GB.
Nothing to change — run it at Q4_K_M. If you want more capability, check whether the next size up also fits.
No compatible GPU? Mistral Small 3 (24B) on 24 GB of system RAM, CPU only: runs comfortably.
Running Mistral Small 3 (24B) on this card:
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