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Can Llama 3.1 70B Instruct run on NVIDIA RTX 4070 Ti 12 GB?
No. Estimated memory for Llama 3.1 70B Instruct exceeds NVIDIA RTX 4070 Ti 12 GB, including the modeled offload allowance.
Can it run?
- Can it run?
- No (calculated estimate).
- Full GPU fit?
- No
- Model
- Llama 3.1 70B Instruct · 71B
- GPU
- NVIDIA RTX 4070 Ti 12 GB · 12 GB advertised
Memory calculation
Breakdown for Q4 at 8K context, batch size 1. Calculator v1.0.0.
| Model weights | 41.4 GB |
|---|---|
| KV cache | 2.5 GB |
| Runtime reserve | 2.6 GB |
| Safety margin | 1.5 GB |
| Required (estimated) | 48.0 GB |
| GPU usable VRAM | 10.8 GB |
Result: DOES NOT FIT
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 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Q4 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Q5 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| 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?
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.

MSI GAMING GeForce RTX 4070 Ti X TRIO 12G NVIDIA 12 GB GDDR6X
12 GB · Amazon EXACT
$1295.00
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MSI VENTUS GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 3X 12G OC NVIDIA 12 GB GDDR6X
12 GB · Amazon EXACT
$968.88
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GIGABYTE GAMING GeForce RTX 4070 Ti OC 12G NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12 GB GDDR6X
12 GB · Amazon EXACT
$1298.00
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ASUS ROG -STRIX-RTX4070TI-O12G-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12 GB GDDR6X
12 GB · Amazon EXACT
$819.99
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MSI SUPRIM RTX4070 Ti X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12 GB GDDR6X
12 GB · Amazon EXACT
$1299.00
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ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX4070TI-12G-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12 GB GDDR6X
12 GB · Amazon EXACT
$777.00
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GIGABYTE EAGLE GeForce RTX 4070 Ti OC 12G (rev. 2.0) NVIDIA 12 GB GDDR6X
12 GB · Amazon EXACT
$1289.00
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GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4070 Ti WINDFORCE OC 12G NVIDIA 12 GB GDDR6X
12 GB · Amazon EXACT
$892.22
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MSI GAMING GEFORCE RTX 4070 TI X SLIM 12G graphics card NVIDIA 12 GB GDDR6X
12 GB · Amazon EXACT
$1195.00
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ASUS ROG -STRIX-RTX4070TI-12G-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12 GB GDDR6X
12 GB · Amazon EXACT
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GIGABYTE AERO GeForce RTX 4070 Ti OC 12G NVIDIA 12 GB GDDR6X
12 GB · Amazon unmatched

GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4070 Ti ELITE 12G NVIDIA 12 GB GDDR6X
12 GB · Amazon unmatched

GIGABYTE EAGLE GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12G NVIDIA 12 GB GDDR6X
12 GB · Amazon unmatched

GIGABYTE EAGLE GeForce RTX 4070 Ti OC 12G (rev. 2.0) NVIDIA 12 GB GDDR6X
12 GB · Amazon unmatched

ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX4070TI-O12G-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12 GB GDDR6X
12 GB · Amazon unmatched

GIGABYTE AERO GeForce RTX 4070 Ti OC V2 12G NVIDIA 12 GB GDDR6X
12 GB · Amazon unmatched
Sources
Model: official config meta-llama/Llama-3.1-70B-Instruct (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.