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Can Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct run on NVIDIA RTX 3050 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
- Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct · 24B
- GPU
- NVIDIA RTX 3050 8 GB · 8 GB advertised
What else can NVIDIA RTX 3050 8 GB run? · Find other GPUs for Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct · See 2× multi-GPU options
Memory calculation
Breakdown for Q4 at 8K context, batch size 1. Calculator v1.0.0.
| Model weights | 14.1 GB |
|---|---|
| KV cache | 1.3 GB |
| Runtime reserve | 1.2 GB |
| Safety margin | 0.7 GB |
| Required (estimated) | 17.2 GB |
| GPU usable VRAM | 7.2 GB |
Result: CPU RAM OFFLOAD REQUIRED
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 | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload |
| Q4 | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload |
| Q5 | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload |
| 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?
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.
ASUS Phoenix PH-RTX3050-8G NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon EXACT
$259.99
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MSI VENTUS GeForce RTX 3050 2X 8G OC NVIDIA 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon EXACT
$705.13
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GIGABYTE GAMING GeForce RTX 3050 OC 8G NVIDIA 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon EXACT
$399.99
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MSI VENTUS GEFORCE RTX 3050 2X XS 8G OC graphics card NVIDIA 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon EXACT
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ASUS Dual -RTX3050-O8G-V2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon unmatched
ASUS Phoenix PH-RTX3050-8G-V2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon unmatched
MSI GAMING GeForce RTX™ 3050 X 8G NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon unmatched
GIGABYTE EAGLE GeForce RTX 3050 OC 8G NVIDIA 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon unmatched
Sources
Model: official config mistralai/Mistral-Small-3.2-24B-Instruct-2506 (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.