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Calculated memory fit · not a benchmark

Can Falcon 7B Instruct run on NVIDIA GTX 1060 6 GB?

Can it run? Yes, with CPU/RAM offload. Full GPU fit? No.

Can it run?

Can it run?
Yes, with CPU/RAM offload. This is not equivalent to full-GPU inference.
Full GPU fit?
No
Model
Falcon 7B Instruct · 7.2B
GPU
NVIDIA GTX 1060 6 GB · 6 GB advertised

Memory calculation

Breakdown for Q4 at 8K context, batch size 1. Calculator v1.0.0.

Model weights4.2 GB
KV cache4.4 GB
Runtime reserve0.7 GB
Safety margin0.4 GB
Required (estimated)9.8 GB
GPU usable VRAM5.4 GB

Result: CPU RAM OFFLOAD REQUIRED

Quantization table

Quantization2K4K8K16K32K64K128K
BF16NoNoNoNoNoNoNo
FP16NoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Q3OffloadOffloadOffloadOffloadOffloadOffloadOffload
Q4OffloadOffloadOffloadOffloadOffloadOffloadOffload
Q5OffloadOffloadOffloadOffloadOffloadOffloadOffload
Q6OffloadOffloadOffloadOffloadOffloadOffloadOffload
Q8OffloadOffloadOffloadOffloadOffloadOffloadOffload

What fits entirely in VRAM?

No calculated full-VRAM fit at the evaluated quantizations and context lengths.

What requires RAM offload?

Weights may run with CPU/RAM offload. That is not equivalent to full-GPU inference. RigForAI does not estimate tokens/sec in this release.

Available graphics cards

These SKUs use this GPU chip. Amazon CTAs appear only for EXACT/HIGH matches. Absence of a price does not change the compatibility result above.

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ASUS

ASUS DUAL-GTX1060-6G NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5

6 GB · Amazon unmatched

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MSI

MSI AERO ITX GeForce GTX 1060 6G OC

6 GB · Amazon unmatched

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MSI

MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GT OCV1 NVIDIA 6 GB GDDR5

6 GB · Amazon unmatched

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MSI

MSI GAMING GeForce GTX 1060 6GB

6 GB · Amazon unmatched

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Sources

Model: official config tiiuae/falcon-7b-instruct (main). GPU/product specs: Icecat. Compatibility: RigForAI calculator v1.0.0 estimated VRAM · Q8 at 8K: CPU_RAM_OFFLOAD_REQUIRED. Amazon: affiliate commerce match, not a spec source.