Llama 3.2 Vision 11B — VRAM, Speed & Local Setup

Autor: Jakub Rusinowski · Ostatnia aktualizacja: 25 września 2024

Model library → Llama 3.2 Vision → Llama 3.2 Vision 11B

The most popular local vision-language model. Runs on an 8 GB GPU with Q4 quantization. Excellent for image Q&A, chart analysis, and document OCR.

Llama 3.2 Vision 11B needs about 7 GB of VRAM at Q4_K_M — quantized weights plus framework overhead, before any KV cache. On Apple Silicon that figure comes out of unified memory.

Specifications

Parameters11 Billion
Context window128,000
ArchitectureDense + Vision Encoder
ProviderMeta
LicenceLlama 3.2 Community
Specified atQ4_K_M
System RAM16 GB
Record updated2024-09-25

Licence

Llama 3.2 Community — commercial use permitted. Weights are downloadable and commercial use is permitted, subject to the licence’s acceptable-use terms.

VRAM and Speed by Quantization

Modelled on a reference NVIDIA RTX 4090 (24 GB), at 8K context. Speed figures are ESTIMATES from the memory-bandwidth roofline described on the methodology page, not benchmarks we ran — rows marked measured come from published or reader-submitted runs. VRAM here includes the KV cache, so it reads higher than the headline figure above, which does not.

QuantWeightsVRAM neededEst. speedFit on 24 GB
Q2_K3.5 GB5.6 GB~129 tok/s (est.)Fits comfortably
Q3_K_M4.5 GB6.7 GB~110 tok/s (est.)Fits comfortably
Q4_K_M6.4 GB8.5 GB~86 tok/s (est.)Fits comfortably
Q5_K_M7.5 GB9.7 GB~77 tok/s (est.)Fits comfortably
Q6_K8.7 GB10.8 GB~68 tok/s (est.)Fits comfortably
Q8_011.3 GB13.4 GB~55 tok/s (est.)Fits comfortably
F1621.2 GB23.3 GB~32 tok/s (est.)Tight fit

Want the memory numbers alone, at every quantization level and your own context length? Use the Llama 3.2 Vision 11B VRAM calculator.

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Recommended GPU

The cheapest catalogued GPU that runs Llama 3.2 Vision 11B is the Intel Arc B570 (10 GB).

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Intel Arc B570 10GB
10 GB VRAM · 150 W board power
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How to Run Llama 3.2 Vision 11B

Install Ollama, then run:

ollama run llama3.2-vision:11b

Weights on Hugging Face: meta-llama/Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct.

Best for: vision, chat, rag, creative.

Can I Run Llama 3.2 Vision 11B on My GPU?

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Llama 3.2 Vision 11B — Frequently Asked Questions

How much VRAM does Llama 3.2 Vision 11B need?
About 7 GB at Q4_K_M — quantized weights plus framework overhead, before any KV cache. The cache grows with context length and is added on top; the table above folds it in. Apple Silicon counts unified memory toward the same figure.
Does Llama 3.2 Vision 11B run on an RTX 4090 (24 GB)?
Yes. Llama 3.2 Vision 11B needs about 7 GB at Q4_K_M, inside a 24 GB card, at an estimated 86 tokens/sec.
How do I run Llama 3.2 Vision 11B locally?
Install Ollama and run `ollama run llama3.2-vision:11b`. That pulls the weights and starts a local OpenAI-compatible endpoint; after the download nothing leaves the machine.
What other sizes does Llama 3.2 Vision come in?
Llama 3.2 Vision 11B (7 GB), Llama 3.2 Vision 90B (54 GB). Every size shares the family's training and licence; the larger ones score higher and need proportionally more memory.

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