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Can Gemma 3 27B Instruct run on AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT 12 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
- AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT 12 GB · 12 GB advertised
What else can AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT 12 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 | 10.8 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 | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload |
| 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.
GIGABYTE GAMING Radeon RX 7700 XT OC 12G AMD 12 GB GDDR6
12 GB · Amazon EXACT
$628.00
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ASUS Dual -RX7700XT-O12G AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT 12 GB GDDR6
12 GB · Amazon unmatched
ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RX7700XT-O12G-GAMING AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT 12 GB GDDR6
12 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.