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Can Gemma 2 9B Instruct run on NVIDIA RTX 3080 10 GB?
Yes. Calculated memory fit: Gemma 2 9B 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
- Gemma 2 9B Instruct · 9.2B
- GPU
- NVIDIA RTX 3080 10 GB · 10 GB advertised
Memory calculation
Breakdown for Q4 at 8K context, batch size 1. Calculator v1.0.0.
| Model weights | 5.4 GB |
|---|---|
| KV cache | 2.6 GB |
| Runtime reserve | 0.8 GB |
| Safety margin | 0.4 GB |
| Required (estimated) | 9.2 GB |
| GPU usable VRAM | 9.0 GB |
Result: FITS WITH LIMITED CONTEXT
Quantization table
| Quantization | 2K | 4K | 8K |
|---|---|---|---|
| BF16 | Offload | Offload | Offload |
| FP16 | Offload | Offload | Offload |
| Q3 | Fits | Fits | Fits |
| Q4 | Fits | Fits | Limited context |
| Q5 | Fits | Limited context | Limited context |
| Q6 | Offload | Offload | Offload |
| Q8 | Offload | Offload | Offload |
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
- Q5 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.
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 TUF Gaming TUF-RTX3080-O10G-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB GDDR6X
10 GB · Amazon EXACT
$1589.00
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MSI VENTUS GeForce RTX 3080 3X 10G OC NVIDIA 10 GB GDDR6X
10 GB · Amazon EXACT
$825.00
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GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3080 VISION OC 10G NVIDIA 10 GB GDDR6X
10 GB · Amazon EXACT
$798.00
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MSI GAMING RTX 3080 X TRIO 10G graphics card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB GDDR6X
10 GB · Amazon EXACT
$898.00
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GIGABYTE AORUS GV-N3080AORUS X-10GD graphics card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB GDDR6X
10 GB · Amazon EXACT
$1249.00
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MSI GAMING RTX 3080 Z TRIO 10G LHR graphics card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB GDDR6X
10 GB · Amazon EXACT
$785.00
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MSI SUPRIM GeForce RTX 3080 X 10G NVIDIA 10 GB GDDR6X
10 GB · Amazon EXACT
$865.00
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GIGABYTE EAGLE GV-N3080EAGLE OC-10GD graphics card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB GDDR6X
10 GB · Amazon EXACT
$995.00
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MSI VENTUS GeForce RTX 3080 3X Plus 10G OC LHR NVIDIA 10 GB GDDR6X
10 GB · Amazon EXACT
$759.00
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX™ 3080 XTREME WATERFORCE WB 10G NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB GDDR6X
10 GB · Amazon EXACT
$639.22
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MSI SUPRIM RTX 3080 X 10G LHR graphics card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB GDDR6X
10 GB · Amazon EXACT
$699.99
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GIGABYTE AORUS GV-N3080AORUS M-10GD graphics card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB GDDR6X
10 GB · Amazon EXACT
$1369.00
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ASUS ROG -STRIX-RTX3080-O10G-V2-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB GDDR6X
10 GB · Amazon EXACT
$1299.00
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GIGABYTE GAMING RTX 3080 BOX NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB GDDR6X
10 GB · Amazon EXACT
$1552.99
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Sources
Model: official config google/gemma-2-9b-it (official-fallback-config). 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.