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Can Falcon 7B Instruct run on NVIDIA RTX 3060 12 GB?
Yes. Calculated memory fit: Falcon 7B Instruct can run entirely in this GPU’s usable VRAM at one or more supported quantizations.
Can it run?
- Can it run?
- Yes, full GPU fit (calculated estimate).
- Full GPU fit?
- Yes
- Model
- Falcon 7B Instruct · 7.2B
- GPU
- NVIDIA RTX 3060 12 GB · 12 GB advertised
What else can NVIDIA RTX 3060 12 GB run? · Find other GPUs for Falcon 7B Instruct
Memory calculation
Breakdown for Q4 at 8K context, batch size 1. Calculator v1.0.0.
| Model weights | 4.2 GB |
|---|---|
| KV cache | 4.4 GB |
| Runtime reserve | 0.7 GB |
| Safety margin | 0.4 GB |
| Required (estimated) | 9.8 GB |
| GPU usable VRAM | 10.8 GB |
Result: FITS IN VRAM
Quantization table
| Quantization | 2K | 4K | 8K | 16K | 32K | 64K | 128K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BF16 | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload |
| FP16 | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload |
| Q3 | Fits | Fits | Fits | Limited context | Limited context | Limited context | Limited context |
| Q4 | Fits | Fits | Fits | Limited context | Limited context | Limited context | Limited context |
| Q5 | Fits | Fits | Fits | Limited context | Limited context | Limited context | Limited context |
| Q6 | Fits | Fits | Limited context | Limited context | Limited context | Limited context | Limited context |
| Q8 | Fits | Limited context | Limited context | Limited context | Limited context | Limited context | Limited context |
What fits entirely in VRAM?
- Q3 at 2K context
- Q3 at 4K context
- Q3 at 8K context
- Q4 at 2K context
- Q4 at 4K context
- Q4 at 8K context
- Q5 at 2K context
- Q5 at 4K context
- Q5 at 8K context
- Q6 at 2K context
- Q6 at 4K context
- Q8 at 2K context
What requires RAM offload?
Offload is shown only when the model does not fully fit in usable VRAM but stays within the modeled offload allowance.
Performance
Separate from memory fit. Runtime is llama.cpp · quantization bucket Q4 (GGUF Q4_0 maps to Q4). Workload is llama-bench pp512 / tg128 (short context, batch 1, full GPU offload). This is not a ranking and not a 8K–128K speed claim.
- Model
- Falcon 7B Instruct
- GPU
- NVIDIA RTX 3060 12 GB
- Runtime
- llama.cpp · CUDA · model 1.0.0
- Decode
- ~65 tok/s · Calibrated estimate · HIGH confidence (spread ~57 tok/s–~72 tok/s)
- Prefill
- ~2248 tok/s at a 512-token prompt · Calibrated estimate · MEDIUM confidence
- Time to first token
- ~228 ms for a 512-token prompt (512 / prefill tok/s). Not estimated at 8K–128K.
decode_tps = GPU_efficiency × memory_bandwidth / model_weight_bytes; efficiency from same-gpu Llama 2 7B Q4_0 efficiency
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.
MSI VENTUS GeForce RTX 3060 2X 12G OC NVIDIA 12 GB GDDR6
12 GB · Amazon EXACT
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ASUS Dual -RTX3060-O12G-V2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GDDR6
12 GB · Amazon EXACT
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MSI VENTUS GeForce RTX 3060 3X 12G OC NVIDIA 12 GB GDDR6
12 GB · Amazon EXACT
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GIGABYTE RTX 3060 Windforce OC 12G NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GDDR6
12 GB · Amazon EXACT
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GIGABYTE EAGLE GeForce RTX 3060 OC 12G NVIDIA 12 GB GDDR6
12 GB · Amazon EXACT
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GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 VISION OC 12G NVIDIA 12 GB GDDR6
12 GB · Amazon EXACT
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ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX3060-O12G-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GDDR6
12 GB · Amazon EXACT
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GIGABYTE AORUS GV-N3060AORUS E-12GD graphics card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GDDR6
12 GB · Amazon EXACT
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MSI GAMING RTX 3060 Z TRIO 12G graphics card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GDDR6
12 GB · Amazon EXACT
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ASUS Dual -RTX3060-O12G NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GDDR6
12 GB · Amazon EXACT
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ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX3060-O12G-V2-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GDDR6
12 GB · Amazon EXACT
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ASUS Phoenix PH-RTX3060-12G-V2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GDDR6
12 GB · Amazon unmatched
GIGABYTE GAMING GeForce RTX 3060 OC 12G NVIDIA 12 GB GDDR6
12 GB · Amazon unmatched
Sources
Model: official config tiiuae/falcon-7b-instruct (main). GPU/product specs: Icecat. Compatibility: RigForAI calculator v1.0.0 estimated VRAM · Q8 at 8K: FITS_WITH_LIMITED_CONTEXT. Amazon: affiliate commerce match, not a spec source.