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Can Gemma 3 27B Instruct run on NVIDIA GTX 1060 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
- Gemma 3 27B Instruct · 27B
- GPU
- NVIDIA GTX 1060 6 GB · 6 GB advertised
What else can NVIDIA GTX 1060 6 GB run? · Find other GPUs for Gemma 3 27B Instruct · See 2× multi-GPU options
Memory calculation
Breakdown for Q4 at 8K context, batch size 1. Calculator v1.0.0.
| Model weights | 16.1 GB |
|---|---|
| KV cache | 3.9 GB |
| Runtime reserve | 1.3 GB |
| Safety margin | 0.7 GB |
| Required (estimated) | 22.0 GB |
| GPU usable VRAM | 5.4 GB |
Result: DOES NOT FIT
Quantization table
| Quantization | 2K | 4K | 8K | 16K | 32K | 64K | 128K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BF16 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| FP16 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Q3 | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload |
| Q4 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Q5 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Q6 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Q8 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
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. Performance numbers below are only published for full-VRAM fits.
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.
ASUS DUAL-GTX1060-O6G NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5
6 GB · Amazon EXACT
$151.31
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GIGABYTE Windforce NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5
6 GB · Amazon EXACT
$399.00
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GIGABYTE GV-N1060IXOC-6GD graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5
6 GB · Amazon EXACT
$359.00
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GIGABYTE GAMING GV-N1060G1 -6GD graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5
6 GB · Amazon EXACT
$399.00
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G 9Gbps Rev 1.0
6 GB · Amazon EXACT
$399.00
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ASUS TURBO-GTX1060-6G NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5
6 GB · Amazon EXACT
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ASUS DUAL-GTX1060-6G NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5
6 GB · Amazon unmatched
ASUS ROG STRIX-GTX1060-6G-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5
6 GB · Amazon unmatched
ASUS ROG STRIX-GTX1060-O6G-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5
6 GB · Amazon unmatched
ASUS ROG STRIX-GTX1060-O6G-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5
6 GB · Amazon unmatched
GIGABYTE GAMING GeForce GTX 1060 G1 6G (rev. 2.0) NVIDIA 6 GB GDDR5
6 GB · Amazon unmatched
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE 6G NVIDIA 6 GB GDDR5
6 GB · Amazon unmatched
Sources
Model: official config google/gemma-3-27b-it (official-fallback-config). GPU/product specs: Icecat. Compatibility: RigForAI calculator v1.0.0 estimated VRAM · Q8 at 8K: DOES_NOT_FIT. Amazon: affiliate commerce match, not a spec source.