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Can Phi-3 Medium 4K Instruct run on NVIDIA RTX 3050 6 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
- Phi-3 Medium 4K Instruct · 14B
- GPU
- NVIDIA RTX 3050 6 GB · 6 GB advertised
Memory calculation
Breakdown for Q4 at 4K context, batch size 1. Calculator v1.0.0.
| Model weights | 8.2 GB |
|---|---|
| KV cache | 0.8 GB |
| Runtime reserve | 0.9 GB |
| Safety margin | 0.5 GB |
| Required (estimated) | 10.4 GB |
| GPU usable VRAM | 5.4 GB |
Result: CPU RAM OFFLOAD REQUIRED
Quantization table
| Quantization | 2K | 4K |
|---|---|---|
| BF16 | No | No |
| FP16 | No | No |
| Q3 | Offload | Offload |
| Q4 | Offload | Offload |
| Q5 | Offload | Offload |
| Q6 | Offload | Offload |
| Q8 | 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. RigForAI does not estimate tokens/sec in this release.
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 -RTX3050-O6G NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB GDDR6
6 GB · Amazon EXACT
$257.22
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MSI GEFORCE RTX 3050 LP 6G OC graphics card NVIDIA 6 GB GDDR6
6 GB · Amazon EXACT
$219.99
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MSI Geforce RTX 3050 VENTUS 2X 6G OC NVIDIA 6 GB GDDR6
6 GB · Amazon EXACT
$209.97
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GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 OC Low Profile 6G NVIDIA 6 GB GDDR6
6 GB · Amazon EXACT
$483.99
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ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 LP BRK OC Edition NVIDIA 6 GB GDDR6
6 GB · Amazon EXACT
$321.82
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MSI VENTUS GeForce RTX 3050 2X E 6G OC NVIDIA 6 GB GDDR6
6 GB · Amazon EXACT
$317.06
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Sources
Model: official config microsoft/Phi-3-medium-4k-instruct (main). GPU/product specs: Icecat. Compatibility: RigForAI calculator v1.0.0 estimated VRAM · Q8 at 4K: DOES_NOT_FIT. Amazon: affiliate commerce match, not a spec source.