Can I Run North Mini Code on RTX 5090 Desktop (32 GB VRAM, 64 GB RAM)?

Autor: Jakub Rusinowski · Ostatnia aktualizacja: 11 września 2026

Yes

Yes — North Mini Code 1.0 30B-A3B at Q6_K needs about 27.2 GB of the 32 GB usable on RTX 5090 Desktop (32 GB VRAM, 64 GB RAM) (~4.8 GB spare), at ~211.1 tok/s (estimated), with room for about 16,384 tokens of context.

Confidence: medium · Recommended quantization: Q6_K · Estimated speed: ~211.1 tok/s

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RTX 5090 Desktop (32 GB VRAM, 64 GB RAM) — what it gives a model

Usable memory for models32 GB
Memory bandwidth1792 GB/s
Form factorDesktop
Operating systemWindows or Linux
Memory upgradeableYes

North Mini Code on RTX 5090 Desktop (32 GB VRAM, 64 GB RAM): memory by quantization

QuantMemory neededFits 32 GB?Max contextEst. speedDownload
F1662.6 GB✗ No60 GB
Q8_034.5 GB✗ No31.9 GB
Q6_K27.2 GB✓ Yes16K~211.1 tok/s24.6 GB
Q5_K_M23.8 GB✓ Yes32K~222.7 tok/s21.3 GB
Q4_K_M20.7 GB✓ Yes32K~235 tok/s18.1 GB
Q3_K_M15.4 GB✓ Yes64K~259.1 tok/s12.8 GB
Q2_K12.4 GB✓ Yes64K~274.6 tok/s9.9 GB

What to watch out for

RTX 5090 desktop limitations

Recommended setup

Ollama or llama.cpp (CUDA/ROCm) — vLLM if you need concurrent serving

How these numbers are calculated

FAQ

Can I run North Mini Code on RTX 5090 Desktop (32 GB VRAM, 64 GB RAM)?

Yes — North Mini Code 1.0 30B-A3B at Q6_K needs about 27.2 GB of the 32 GB usable on RTX 5090 Desktop (32 GB VRAM, 64 GB RAM) (~4.8 GB spare), at ~211.1 tok/s (estimated), with room for about 16,384 tokens of context.

Which quantization of North Mini Code should I use on RTX 5090 Desktop (32 GB VRAM, 64 GB RAM)?

Q6_K — it needs about 27.2 GB of the 32 GB available, downloads as roughly 24.6 GB, and runs at an estimated 211.1 tokens/sec with up to 16K of context.

What limits North Mini Code on RTX 5090 Desktop (32 GB VRAM, 64 GB RAM)?

Nothing binding — the model fits with headroom and generates at a usable speed on this hardware.

Which runtime should I use?

Ollama or llama.cpp (CUDA/ROCm) — vLLM if you need concurrent serving

Other Computers

Other Models on RTX 5090 Desktop (32 GB VRAM, 64 GB RAM)

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