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Can GLM-4 9B Chat run on NVIDIA RTX 3060 8 GB?
Yes. Calculated memory fit: GLM-4 9B Chat can run entirely in this GPU’s usable VRAM at one or more supported quantizations.
Can it run?
- Can it run?
- Yes, full GPU fit (calculated estimate).
- Full GPU fit?
- Yes
- Model
- GLM-4 9B Chat · 9.4B
- GPU
- NVIDIA RTX 3060 8 GB · 8 GB advertised
Memory calculation
Breakdown for Q4 at 8K context, batch size 1. Calculator v1.0.0.
| Model weights | 5.5 GB |
|---|---|
| KV cache | 5.0 GB |
| Runtime reserve | 0.8 GB |
| Safety margin | 0.4 GB |
| Required (estimated) | 11.7 GB |
| GPU usable VRAM | 7.2 GB |
Result: CPU RAM OFFLOAD REQUIRED
Quantization table
| Quantization | 2K | 4K | 8K | 16K | 32K | 64K | 128K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BF16 | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload |
| FP16 | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload |
| Q3 | Fits | Limited context | Limited context | Limited context | Limited context | Limited context | Limited context |
| 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 | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload |
What fits entirely in VRAM?
- Q3 at 2K context
What requires RAM offload?
Offload is shown only when the model does not fully fit in usable VRAM but stays within the modeled offload allowance.
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-RTX3060-O8G-WHITE NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon EXACT
$329.99
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MSI VENTUS RTX3060 2X OC 8GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon unmatched
ASUS DUAL-RTX3060-O8G NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon unmatched
Sources
Model: official config THUDM/glm-4-9b-chat (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.