Can I Run Mistral Family on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090?

作者: Jakub Rusinowski · 最后更新: 2025年1月28日

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~9.5 GB of headroom running Mistral Small 3 (24B) at Q4_K_M (14.5 GB, ~65 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 32K context.

联盟营销声明: 本页部分链接为联盟推广链接——如果你通过它们购买,LLM Configurator 可能会获得佣金,而你无需支付任何额外费用。作为亚马逊联盟成员(Amazon Associate),LLM Configurator 会从符合条件的购买中获得收益。

在亚马逊查看价格 — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 24GB

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Specs

VRAM24 GB
Memory Bandwidth936 GB/s

Mistral Small 3 (24B) on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090: VRAM by quantization

QuantVRAM neededFits 24 GB?Max context
F1649.7 GB✗ No
Q8_027.2 GB✗ No
Q6_K21.4 GB✓ Yes8K
Q5_K_M18.7 GB✓ Yes16K
Q4_K_M16.2 GB✓ Yes32K
Q3_K_M12 GB✓ Yes32K
Q2_K9.6 GB✓ Yes32K

VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “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.

Mistral Family Sizes That Fit the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090

Mistral Small 3 (24B)Q4_K_M · 14.5 GB · ~65 tok/s (est.)
Mistral NeMo 12BQ4_K_M · 8.5 GB · ~110 tok/s (est.)
Buy vs. rent Mistral Family
Buy the GPU
~$1,499
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 · MSRP
Rent by the hour
from $0.34/hr
RTX 4090 (24 GB) class

At 2 hrs/day, buying (~$1,499) beats renting at $0.34/hr after about 6.1 years.

Affiliate links — we may earn a commission if you sign up, at no extra cost to you.

RunPod $0.34/hr
Rent on RunPod →
Vast.ai $0.35/hr · typical low · varies
Rent on Vast.ai →

Cloud rates verified 2026-07 — estimates, and marketplace prices vary. Buying price is GPU MSRP only, not a full PC.

FAQ

Can I run Mistral Family on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090?

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~9.5 GB of headroom running Mistral Small 3 (24B) at Q4_K_M (14.5 GB, ~65 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 32K context.

What's the best Mistral Family size for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090?

Mistral Small 3 (24B) at Q4_K_M quantization (14.5 GB), estimated ~65 tokens/sec, up to 32K context.

Mistral Family on Other GPUs

Popular Models on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090

VRAM Tier

Troubleshooting

Buying Guide

← Can I Run It? | Mistral Family Model Page | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 GPU Page | Check Your Hardware