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Calculated memory fit · not a benchmark

Can Qwen2.5 0.5B Instruct run on NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti 11 GB?

Yes. Calculated memory fit: Qwen2.5 0.5B 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: Qwen2.5 0.5B Instruct · 494M
GPU: NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti 11 GB · 11 GB advertised

Memory calculation

Breakdown for Q4 at 8K context, batch size 1. Calculator v1.0.0.

Model weights	0.3 GB
KV cache	0.1 GB
Runtime reserve	0.5 GB
Safety margin	0.3 GB
Required (estimated)	1.2 GB
GPU usable VRAM	9.9 GB

Result: FITS IN VRAM

Quantization table

Quantization	2K	4K	8K	16K	32K
BF16	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits
FP16	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits
Q3	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits
Q4	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits
Q5	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits
Q6	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits
Q8	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits

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.

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.

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ASUS

ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-11G-GAMING graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11 GB GDDR5X

11 GB · Amazon EXACT

$216.99

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GIGABYTE

GIGABYTE GAMING GeForce GTX 1080 Ti OC 11G

11 GB · Amazon EXACT

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GIGABYTE

GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11G

11 GB · Amazon EXACT

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ASUS

ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11 GB GDDR5X

11 GB · Amazon unmatched

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MSI

MSI GAMING GTX 1080 Ti X 11G

11 GB · Amazon unmatched

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ASUS

ASUS ROG-POSEIDON-GTX1080TI-P11G-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11 GB GDDR5X

11 GB · Amazon unmatched

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GIGABYTE

GIGABYTE AORUS XTREME AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Xtreme Edition 11G

11 GB · Amazon unmatched

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ASUS

ASUS TURBO-GTX1080TI-11G NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11 GB GDDR5X

11 GB · Amazon unmatched

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ASUS

ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-11G-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11 GB GDDR5X

11 GB · Amazon unmatched

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MSI

MSI GAMING GTX 1080 TI 11G

11 GB · Amazon unmatched

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ASUS

ASUS TURBO-GTX1080TI-11G NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11 GB GDDR5X

11 GB · Amazon unmatched

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MSI

MSI AERO GTX 1080 Ti 11G OC

11 GB · Amazon unmatched

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GIGABYTE

GIGABYTE GV-N108TTURBO-11GD graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11 GB GDDR5X

11 GB · Amazon unmatched

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ASUS

ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11 GB GDDR5X

11 GB · Amazon unmatched

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ASUS

ASUS ROG-POSEIDON-GTX1080TI-P11G-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11 GB GDDR5X

11 GB · Amazon unmatched

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MSI

MSI ARMOR GTX 1080 Ti 11G OC

11 GB · Amazon unmatched

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Sources

Model: official config Qwen/Qwen2.5-0.5B-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.