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Can Gemma 4 26B-A4B Instruct run on NVIDIA RTX 4060 8 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 4 26B-A4B Instruct · 27B
- GPU
- NVIDIA RTX 4060 8 GB · 8 GB advertised
What else can NVIDIA RTX 4060 8 GB run? · Find other GPUs for Gemma 4 26B-A4B Instruct · See 2× multi-GPU options
Memory calculation
Breakdown for Q4 at 8K context, batch size 1. Calculator v1.0.0.
| Model weights | 15.6 GB |
|---|---|
| KV cache | 1.9 GB |
| Runtime reserve | 1.3 GB |
| Safety margin | 0.7 GB |
| Required (estimated) | 19.4 GB |
| GPU usable VRAM | 7.2 GB |
Result: CPU RAM OFFLOAD REQUIRED
Quantization table
| Quantization | 2K | 4K | 8K | 16K | 32K | 64K | 128K | 256K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BF16 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| FP16 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Q3 | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload |
| Q4 | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload |
| Q5 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Q6 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Q8 | No | 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 GeForce RTX 4060 WINDFORCE OC 8G NVIDIA 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon EXACT
$499.00
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GIGABYTE EAGLE GeForce RTX 4060 OC 8G NVIDIA 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon EXACT
$695.00
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ASUS Dual -RTX4060-O8G-EVO NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon EXACT
$387.22
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ASUS Dual -RTX4060-O8G NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon EXACT
$569.99
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ASUS Dual -RTX4060-O8G-WHITE NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon EXACT
$319.99
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MSI VENTUS GeForce RTX 4060 2X WHITE 8G OC NVIDIA 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon EXACT
$389.99
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ASUS ProArt -RTX4060-O8G NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon EXACT
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GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4060 OC Low Profile 8G NVIDIA 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon EXACT
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MSI GAMING GEFORCE RTX 4060 X 8G graphics card NVIDIA 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon EXACT
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GIGABYTE AERO GeForce RTX 4060 OC 8G NVIDIA 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon unmatched
MSI VENTUS GEFORCE RTX 4060 2X BLACK 8G OC graphics card NVIDIA 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon unmatched
Sources
Model: official config google/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it (main). 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.