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Can Phi-4 Mini Instruct run on NVIDIA RTX 5080 16 GB?
Yes. Calculated memory fit: Phi-4 Mini 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
- Phi-4 Mini Instruct · 3.8B
- GPU
- NVIDIA RTX 5080 16 GB · 16 GB advertised
What else can NVIDIA RTX 5080 16 GB run? · Find other GPUs for Phi-4 Mini Instruct
Memory calculation
Breakdown for Q4 at 8K context, batch size 1. Calculator v1.0.0.
| Model weights | 2.3 GB |
|---|---|
| KV cache | 1.0 GB |
| Runtime reserve | 0.6 GB |
| Safety margin | 0.3 GB |
| Required (estimated) | 4.2 GB |
| GPU usable VRAM | 14.4 GB |
Result: FITS IN VRAM
Quantization table
| Quantization | 2K | 4K | 8K | 16K | 32K | 64K | 128K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BF16 | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Limited context | Limited context |
| FP16 | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Limited context | Limited context |
| Q3 | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Limited context |
| Q4 | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Limited context |
| Q5 | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Limited context |
| Q6 | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Limited context |
| Q8 | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Limited context |
What fits entirely in VRAM?
- BF16 at 16K context
- BF16 at 2K context
- BF16 at 32K context
- BF16 at 4K context
- BF16 at 8K context
- FP16 at 16K context
- FP16 at 2K context
- FP16 at 32K context
- FP16 at 4K context
- FP16 at 8K context
- Q3 at 16K context
- Q3 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.
Performance
Separate from memory fit. Runtime is llama.cpp · quantization bucket Q4 (GGUF Q4_0 maps to Q4). Workload is llama-bench pp512 / tg128 (short context, batch 1, full GPU offload). This is not a ranking and not a 8K–128K speed claim.
- Model
- Phi-4 Mini Instruct
- GPU
- NVIDIA RTX 5080 16 GB
- Runtime
- llama.cpp · CUDA · model 1.0.0
- Decode
- ~292 tok/s · Calibrated estimate · MEDIUM confidence (spread ~257 tok/s–~327 tok/s)
- Prefill
- ~16653 tok/s at a 512-token prompt · Calibrated estimate · MEDIUM confidence
- Time to first token
- ~31 ms for a 512-token prompt (512 / prefill tok/s). Not estimated at 8K–128K.
decode_tps = GPU_efficiency × memory_bandwidth / model_weight_bytes; efficiency from same-gpu Llama 2 7B Q4_0 efficiency
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.
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5080 GAMING OC 16G Graphics Card
16 GB · Amazon EXACT
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MSI GAMING GEFORCE RTX 5080 16G TRIO OC graphics card NVIDIA 16 GB GDDR7
16 GB · Amazon EXACT
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ASUS Prime -RTX5080-O16G NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16 GB GDDR7
16 GB · Amazon EXACT
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ASUS ROG Astral - -RTX5080-O16G-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16 GB GDDR7
16 GB · Amazon EXACT
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GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE OC SFF 16G Graphics Card
16 GB · Amazon EXACT
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ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5080-O16G-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16 GB GDDR7
16 GB · Amazon EXACT
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Sources
Model: official config microsoft/Phi-4-mini-instruct (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.