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Can Gemma 4 31B Instruct run on NVIDIA RTX 4080 16 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 31B Instruct · 31B
- GPU
- NVIDIA RTX 4080 16 GB · 16 GB advertised
What else can NVIDIA RTX 4080 16 GB run? · Find other GPUs for Gemma 4 31B Instruct · See 2× multi-GPU options
Memory calculation
Breakdown for Q4 at 8K context, batch size 1. Calculator v1.0.0.
| Model weights | 18.3 GB |
|---|---|
| KV cache | 7.5 GB |
| Runtime reserve | 1.4 GB |
| Safety margin | 0.8 GB |
| Required (estimated) | 28.1 GB |
| GPU usable VRAM | 14.4 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 | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload |
| Q6 | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload |
| Q8 | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload |
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.
MSI VENTUS RTX 4080 16GB 3X OC NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 GDDR6X
16 GB · Amazon EXACT
$1750.00
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GIGABYTE GAMING GeForce RTX 4080 16GB OC NVIDIA GDDR6X
16 GB · Amazon EXACT
$1799.00
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MSI GAMING GeForce RTX 4080 16GB X TRIO NVIDIA GDDR6X
16 GB · Amazon EXACT
$1689.00
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ASUS ROG -STRIX-RTX4080-O16G-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB GDDR6X
16 GB · Amazon EXACT
$1699.95
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GIGABYTE EAGLE GeForce RTX 4080 16GB OC NVIDIA GDDR6X
16 GB · Amazon EXACT
$859.99
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GIGABYTE AERO GeForce RTX 4080 16GB OC NVIDIA GDDR6X
16 GB · Amazon EXACT
$1798.00
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ASUS ROG -STRIX-RTX4080-O16G-WHITE NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB GDDR6X
16 GB · Amazon EXACT
$1760.00
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GIGABYTE EAGLE GV-N4080EAGLE-16GD graphics card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB GDDR6X
16 GB · Amazon EXACT
$1699.00
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4080 MASTER NVIDIA 16 GB GDDR6X
16 GB · Amazon EXACT
$1499.97
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GIGABYTE AORUS XTREME AORUS GeForce RTX 4080 16GB XTREME WATERFORCE NVIDIA GDDR6X
16 GB · Amazon EXACT
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ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX4080-O16G-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB GDDR6X
16 GB · Amazon unmatched
ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX4080-16G-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB GDDR6X
16 GB · Amazon unmatched
Sources
Model: official config google/gemma-4-31B-it (main). GPU/product specs: Icecat. Compatibility: RigForAI calculator v1.0.0 estimated VRAM · Q8 at 8K: CPU_RAM_OFFLOAD_REQUIRED. Amazon: affiliate commerce match, not a spec source.