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Can Falcon 3 10B Instruct run on NVIDIA GTX 980 Ti 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 3 10B Instruct · 10B
- GPU
- NVIDIA GTX 980 Ti 6 GB · 6 GB advertised
Memory calculation
Breakdown for Q4 at 8K context, batch size 1. Calculator v1.0.0.
| Model weights | 6.0 GB |
|---|---|
| KV cache | 1.3 GB |
| Runtime reserve | 0.8 GB |
| Safety margin | 0.4 GB |
| Required (estimated) | 8.5 GB |
| GPU usable VRAM | 5.4 GB |
Result: CPU RAM OFFLOAD REQUIRED
Quantization table
| Quantization | 2K | 4K | 8K | 16K | 32K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BF16 | No | No | No | No | No |
| FP16 | No | No | No | No | No |
| Q3 | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload |
| Q4 | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload |
| Q5 | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload |
| Q6 | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload |
| Q8 | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload |
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.
ASUS STRIX-GTX980TI-DC3OC-6GD5-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6 GB GDDR5
6 GB · Amazon unmatched
ASUS STRIX-GTX980TI-DC3OC-6GD5-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6 GB GDDR5
6 GB · Amazon unmatched
GIGABYTE GV-N98TXTREME-6GD graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6 GB GDDR5
6 GB · Amazon unmatched
ASUS MATRIX-GTX980TI-P-6GD5-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6 GB GDDR5
6 GB · Amazon unmatched
GIGABYTE GAMING GF GV-N98TG1 -6GD NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6 GB GDDR5
6 GB · Amazon unmatched
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.