作者： Jakub Rusinowski · 最后更新： 2026年8月15日
Yes. SmolLM2 1.7B Instruct needs 1.0 GB at Q4_K_M and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 has 8 GB, leaving about 7 GB of headroom, at roughly 105 tok/s (estimated) with room for up to 16K of context.
| Model | SmolLM2 1.7B Instruct |
| Parameters | 1.7B |
| Quantization | Q4_K_M |
| VRAM needed | 1.0 GB |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 VRAM | 8 GB |
| Verdict | Runs |
| Max context | 16K |
| Estimated speed | ~105 tok/s |
Nothing to change — run it at Q4_K_M. If you want more capability, check whether the next size up also fits.
Running SmolLM2 1.7B Instruct on this card:
At 2 hrs/day, buying (~$299) beats renting at $0.34/hr after about 15 months.
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