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Calculated memory fit · performance is a separate section

Can Gemma 3 1B Instruct run on NVIDIA RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB?

Yes. Calculated memory fit: Gemma 3 1B 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 3 1B Instruct · 1000M
GPU
NVIDIA RTX 2080 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 weights0.6 GB
KV cache0.2 GB
Runtime reserve0.5 GB
Safety margin0.3 GB
Required (estimated)1.6 GB
GPU usable VRAM9.9 GB

Result: FITS IN VRAM

Quantization table

Quantization2K4K8K16K32K
BF16FitsFitsFitsFitsFits
FP16FitsFitsFitsFitsFits
Q3FitsFitsFitsFitsFits
Q4FitsFitsFitsFitsFits
Q5FitsFitsFitsFitsFits
Q6FitsFitsFitsFitsFits
Q8FitsFitsFitsFitsFits

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

No llama.cpp performance result is published for this pair yet. Memory fit above is unchanged. How performance is calculated

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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GIGABYTE

GIGABYTE GAMING GeForce RTX 2080 Ti OC 11G

11 GB · Amazon unmatched

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MSI

MSI VENTUS GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11G

11 GB · Amazon unmatched

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Sources

Model: official config google/gemma-3-1b-it (official-fallback-config). GPU/product specs: Icecat. Compatibility: RigForAI calculator v1.0.0 estimated VRAM · Q8 at 8K: FITS_IN_VRAM. Amazon: affiliate commerce match, not a spec source.