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Can OLMo 2 7B Instruct run on NVIDIA GTX 1070 Ti 8 GB?
Yes. Calculated memory fit: OLMo 2 7B Instruct 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
- OLMo 2 7B Instruct · 7.3B
- GPU
- NVIDIA GTX 1070 Ti 8 GB · 8 GB advertised
Memory calculation
Breakdown for Q4 at 4K context, batch size 1. Calculator v1.0.0.
| Model weights | 4.3 GB |
|---|---|
| KV cache | 2.0 GB |
| Runtime reserve | 0.7 GB |
| Safety margin | 0.4 GB |
| Required (estimated) | 7.4 GB |
| GPU usable VRAM | 7.2 GB |
Result: FITS WITH LIMITED CONTEXT
Quantization table
| Quantization | 2K | 4K |
|---|---|---|
| BF16 | Offload | Offload |
| FP16 | Offload | Offload |
| Q3 | Fits | Fits |
| Q4 | Fits | Limited context |
| Q5 | Offload | Offload |
| Q6 | Offload | Offload |
| Q8 | Offload | Offload |
What fits entirely in VRAM?
- Q3 at 2K context
- Q3 at 4K context
- Q4 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 TURBO-GTX1070TI-8G NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8 GB GDDR5
8 GB · Amazon EXACT
$409.00
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Model: official config allenai/OLMo-2-1124-7B-Instruct (main). GPU/product specs: Icecat. Compatibility: RigForAI calculator v1.0.0 estimated VRAM · Q8 at 4K: CPU_RAM_OFFLOAD_REQUIRED. Amazon: affiliate commerce match, not a spec source.

