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Calculated memory fit · performance is a separate section

Can Falcon 3 10B Instruct run on NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti 11 GB?

Yes. Calculated memory fit: Falcon 3 10B 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 3 10B Instruct · 10B
GPU
NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti 11 GB · 11 GB advertised

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Memory calculation

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

Model weights6.0 GB
KV cache1.3 GB
Runtime reserve0.8 GB
Safety margin0.4 GB
Required (estimated)8.5 GB
GPU usable VRAM9.9 GB

Result: FITS IN VRAM

Quantization table

Quantization2K4K8K16K32K
BF16OffloadOffloadOffloadOffloadOffload
FP16OffloadOffloadOffloadOffloadOffload
Q3FitsFitsFitsFitsLimited context
Q4FitsFitsFitsFitsLimited context
Q5FitsFitsFitsLimited contextLimited context
Q6OffloadOffloadOffloadOffloadOffload
Q8OffloadOffloadOffloadOffloadOffload

What fits entirely in VRAM?

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 3 10B Instruct
GPU
NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti 11 GB
Runtime
llama.cpp · CUDA · model 1.0.0
Decode
~36 tok/s · Calibrated estimate · MEDIUM confidence (spread ~32 tok/s–~40 tok/s)
Prefill
~745 tok/s at a 512-token prompt · Calibrated estimate · MEDIUM confidence
Time to first token
~687 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

Performance methodology · Performance explorer

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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MSI

MSI GAMING GTX 1080 Ti X 11G

11 GB · Amazon unmatched

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MSI

MSI GAMING GTX 1080 TI 11G

11 GB · Amazon unmatched

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MSI

MSI AERO GTX 1080 Ti 11G OC

11 GB · Amazon unmatched

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MSI

MSI ARMOR GTX 1080 Ti 11G OC

11 GB · Amazon unmatched

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Sources

Model: official config tiiuae/Falcon3-10B-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.