Can I Run SmolLM2 360M Instruct on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060?

Autor: Jakub Rusinowski · Ostatnia aktualizacja: 15 sierpnia 2026

Yes. SmolLM2 360M Instruct needs 0.2 GB at Q4_K_M and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 has 8 GB, leaving about 7.8 GB of headroom, at roughly 307 tok/s (estimated) with room for up to 128K of context.

The numbers

ModelSmolLM2 360M Instruct
Parameters360M
QuantizationQ4_K_M
VRAM needed0.2 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 VRAM8 GB
VerdictRuns
Max context128K
Estimated speed~307 tok/s

What to do next

Nothing to change — run it at Q4_K_M. If you want more capability, check whether the next size up also fits.

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Running SmolLM2 360M Instruct on this card:

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 8GB
8 GB VRAM · 145 W board power
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Other SmolLM2 sizes on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060

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