Can I Run Mistral Family on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090?
作者： Jakub Rusinowski · 最后更新： 2026年7月12日
Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~17.5 GB of headroom running Mistral Small 3 (24B) at Q4_K_M (14.5 GB, ~81 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 32K context.
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Specs
| VRAM | 32 GB |
| Memory Bandwidth | 1792 GB/s |
Mistral Small 3 (24B) on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090: VRAM by quantization
| Quant | VRAM needed | Fits 32 GB? | Max context | Whole PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F16 | 49.7 GB | ✗ No | — | — |
| Q8_0 | 27.2 GB | ✓ Yes | 16K | Build for this |
| Q6_K | 21.4 GB | ✓ Yes | 32K | — |
| Q5_K_M | 18.7 GB | ✓ Yes | 32K | — |
| Q4_K_M | 16.2 GB | ✓ Yes | 32K | Build for this |
| Q3_K_M | 12 GB | ✓ Yes | 32K | — |
| Q2_K | 9.6 GB | ✓ Yes | 32K | — |
Assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache. A longer window needs more; a quantized KV cache needs less. “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 32 GB. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.
Context costs VRAM too. At Q4_K_M on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090: 8K 17.2 GB · 32K 22.8 GB. Every window this model publishes still fits 32 GB.
No compatible GPU? Mistral Small 3 (24B) on 24 GB of system RAM, CPU only: runs comfortably.
Mistral Family Sizes That Fit the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
| Mistral Small 3 (24B) | Q4_K_M · 14.5 GB · ~81 tok/s (est.) |
| Mistral NeMo 12B | Q4_K_M · 7.2 GB · ~134 tok/s (est.) |
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FAQ
Can I run Mistral Family on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090?
Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~17.5 GB of headroom running Mistral Small 3 (24B) at Q4_K_M (14.5 GB, ~81 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 32K context.
What's the best Mistral Family size for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090?
Mistral Small 3 (24B) at Q4_K_M quantization (14.5 GB), estimated ~81 tokens/sec, up to 32K context.
Every Mistral Family size on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
| Size | VRAM | Verdict | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mistral Small 3 (24B) | 14.5 GB | Runs | ~81 tok/s |
| Mistral NeMo 12B | 7.2 GB | Runs | ~134 tok/s |
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