Can I Run Devstral on RTX 3060 12 GB Desktop (12 GB VRAM, 32 GB RAM)?

作者: Jakub Rusinowski · 最后更新: 2026年9月11日

Yes

Yes — Devstral Small 2505 24B at Q2_K needs about 10 GB of the 12 GB usable on RTX 3060 12 GB Desktop (12 GB VRAM, 32 GB RAM) (~2 GB spare), at ~29.5 tok/s (estimated), with room for about 16,384 tokens of context.

Confidence: high · Recommended quantization: Q2_K · Estimated speed: ~29.5 tok/s

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RTX 3060 12 GB Desktop (12 GB VRAM, 32 GB RAM) — what it gives a model

Usable memory for models12 GB
Memory bandwidth360 GB/s
Form factorDesktop
Operating systemWindows or Linux
Memory upgradeableYes

Devstral on RTX 3060 12 GB Desktop (12 GB VRAM, 32 GB RAM): memory by quantization

QuantMemory neededFits 12 GB?Max contextEst. speedDownload
F1650.1 GB✗ No48 GB
Q8_027.6 GB✗ No25.5 GB
Q6_K21.8 GB✗ No19.7 GB
Q5_K_M19.2 GB✗ No17 GB
Q4_K_M16.6 GB✗ No14.5 GB
Q3_K_M12.4 GB✗ No10.2 GB
Q2_K10 GB✓ Yes16K~29.5 tok/s7.9 GB

Which Devstral sizes fit

VariantNeeds at Q4_K_MFits?Est. speed
Devstral-2 123B77.9 GB✗ Too large
Devstral Small 2 24B17 GB✗ Too large
Devstral Small 2505 24B16.6 GB✗ Too large
Devstral-2 22B (Unverified Listing)15.7 GB✗ Too large

What to watch out for

RTX 3060 12 GB 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 Devstral on RTX 3060 12 GB Desktop (12 GB VRAM, 32 GB RAM)?

Yes — Devstral Small 2505 24B at Q2_K needs about 10 GB of the 12 GB usable on RTX 3060 12 GB Desktop (12 GB VRAM, 32 GB RAM) (~2 GB spare), at ~29.5 tok/s (estimated), with room for about 16,384 tokens of context.

Which quantization of Devstral should I use on RTX 3060 12 GB Desktop (12 GB VRAM, 32 GB RAM)?

Q2_K — it needs about 10 GB of the 12 GB available, downloads as roughly 7.9 GB, and runs at an estimated 29.5 tokens/sec with up to 16K of context.

What limits Devstral on RTX 3060 12 GB Desktop (12 GB VRAM, 32 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

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