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Can Phi-4 Reasoning run on NVIDIA RTX 3060 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
- Phi-4 Reasoning · 15B
- GPU
- NVIDIA RTX 3060 8 GB · 8 GB advertised
What else can NVIDIA RTX 3060 8 GB run? · Find other GPUs for Phi-4 Reasoning · See 2× multi-GPU options
Memory calculation
Breakdown for Q4 at 8K context, batch size 1. Calculator v1.0.0.
| Model weights | 8.6 GB |
|---|---|
| KV cache | 1.6 GB |
| Runtime reserve | 0.9 GB |
| Safety margin | 0.5 GB |
| Required (estimated) | 11.6 GB |
| GPU usable VRAM | 7.2 GB |
Result: CPU RAM OFFLOAD REQUIRED
Quantization table
| Quantization | 2K | 4K | 8K | 16K | 32K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BF16 | No | No | No | No | No |
| FP16 | No | No | No | No | No |
| Q3 | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload |
| Q4 | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload |
| Q5 | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload |
| Q6 | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload |
| Q8 | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload |
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 DUAL-RTX3060-O8G-WHITE NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon EXACT
$329.99
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MSI VENTUS RTX3060 2X OC 8GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon unmatched
ASUS DUAL-RTX3060-O8G NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon unmatched
Sources
Model: official config microsoft/Phi-4-reasoning (main). GPU/product specs: Icecat. Compatibility: RigForAI calculator v1.0.0 estimated VRAM · Q8 at 8K: CPU_RAM_OFFLOAD_REQUIRED. Amazon: affiliate commerce match, not a spec source.