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Calculated memory fit · not a benchmark

Can Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 run on NVIDIA RTX 3080 Ti 12 GB?

Yes. Calculated memory fit: Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 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: Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 · 7.3B
GPU: NVIDIA RTX 3080 Ti 12 GB · 12 GB advertised

Memory calculation

Breakdown for Q4 at 8K context, batch size 1. Calculator v1.0.0.

Model weights	4.3 GB
KV cache	1.0 GB
Runtime reserve	0.7 GB
Safety margin	0.4 GB
Required (estimated)	6.3 GB
GPU usable VRAM	10.8 GB

Result: FITS IN VRAM

Quantization table

Quantization	2K	4K	8K	16K	32K
BF16	Offload	Offload	Offload	Offload	Offload
FP16	Offload	Offload	Offload	Offload	Offload
Q3	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits
Q4	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits
Q5	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits
Q6	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits	Limited context
Q8	Fits	Fits	Fits	Limited context	Limited context

What fits entirely in VRAM?

Q3 at 16K context
Q3 at 2K context
Q3 at 32K context
Q3 at 4K context
Q3 at 8K context
Q4 at 16K context
Q4 at 2K context
Q4 at 32K context
Q4 at 4K context
Q4 at 8K context
Q5 at 16K context
Q5 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.

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MSI

MSI GAMING GeForce RTX 3080 Ti X TRIO 12G NVIDIA 12 GB GDDR6X

12 GB · Amazon EXACT

$1275.00

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MSI

MSI VENTUS GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 3X 12G OC graphics card NVIDIA 12 GB GDDR6X

12 GB · Amazon EXACT

$1295.00

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GIGABYTE

GIGABYTE GAMING GeForce RTX 3080 Ti OC 12G NVIDIA 12 GB GDDR6X

12 GB · Amazon EXACT

$1230.00

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MSI

MSI VENTUS RTX 3080 Ti 3X 12G NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 12 GB GDDR6X

12 GB · Amazon EXACT

$1295.00

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GIGABYTE

GIGABYTE GV-N308TVISION OC-12GD graphics card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 12 GB GDDR6X

12 GB · Amazon EXACT

$999.99

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GIGABYTE

GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3080 Ti MASTER 12G NVIDIA 12 GB GDDR6X

12 GB · Amazon EXACT

$1549.00

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GIGABYTE

GIGABYTE EAGLE 12G NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 12 GB GDDR6X

12 GB · Amazon EXACT

$584.99

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ASUS

ASUS ROG -STRIX-LC-RTX3080TI-O12G-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 12 GB GDDR6X

12 GB · Amazon unmatched

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ASUS

ASUS ROG -STRIX-RTX3080TI-O12G-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 12 GB GDDR6X

12 GB · Amazon unmatched

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MSI

MSI SUPRIM RTX 3080 Ti X 12G NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 12 GB GDDR6X

12 GB · Amazon unmatched

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ASUS

ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX3080TI-O12G-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 12 GB GDDR6X

12 GB · Amazon unmatched

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ASUS

ASUS ROG -STRIX-RTX3080TI-12G-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 12 GB GDDR6X

12 GB · Amazon unmatched

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ASUS

ASUS TUF-RTX3080TI-12G-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 12 GB GDDR6X

12 GB · Amazon unmatched

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Sources

Model: official config mistralai/Mistral-7B-Instruct-v0.3 (main). GPU/product specs: Icecat. Compatibility: RigForAI calculator v1.0.0 estimated VRAM · Q8 at 8K: FITS_IN_VRAM. Amazon: affiliate commerce match, not a spec source.