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Can Gemma 3 27B Instruct run on NVIDIA RTX 3080 10 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 RTX 3080 10 GB · 10 GB advertised
What else can NVIDIA RTX 3080 10 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 | 9.0 GB |
Result: CPU RAM OFFLOAD REQUIRED
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 | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload |
| Q5 | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload |
| 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 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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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 GV-N3080GAMING OC-10GD graphics card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB GDDR6X
10 GB · Amazon EXACT
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ASUS ROG -STRIX-RTX3080-O10G-WHITE NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB GDDR6X
10 GB · Amazon EXACT
Check price on AmazonASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX3080-10G-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB GDDR6X
10 GB · Amazon unmatched
ASUS ROG -STRIX-RTX3080-10G-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB GDDR6X
10 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.