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Can Qwen2.5 72B Instruct run on NVIDIA GTX 1080 8 GB?
No. Estimated memory for Qwen2.5 72B Instruct exceeds NVIDIA GTX 1080 8 GB, including the modeled offload allowance.
Can it run?
- Can it run?
- No (calculated estimate).
- Full GPU fit?
- No
- Model
- Qwen2.5 72B Instruct · 73B
- GPU
- NVIDIA GTX 1080 8 GB · 8 GB advertised
Memory calculation
Breakdown for Q4 at 8K context, batch size 1. Calculator v1.0.0.
| Model weights | 42.7 GB |
|---|---|
| KV cache | 2.5 GB |
| Runtime reserve | 2.6 GB |
| Safety margin | 1.5 GB |
| Required (estimated) | 49.3 GB |
| GPU usable VRAM | 7.2 GB |
Result: DOES NOT FIT
Quantization table
| Quantization | 2K | 4K | 8K | 16K | 32K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BF16 | No | No | No | No | No |
| FP16 | No | No | No | No | No |
| Q3 | No | No | No | No | No |
| Q4 | No | No | No | No | No |
| Q5 | No | No | No | No | No |
| Q6 | No | No | No | No | No |
| Q8 | No | No | No | No | No |
What fits entirely in VRAM?
No calculated full-VRAM fit at the evaluated quantizations and context lengths.
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-GTX1080-8G graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8 GB GDDR5X
8 GB · Amazon EXACT
$149.97
Check price on Amazon
GIGABYTE GTX 1080 Turbo OC 8G NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8 GB GDDR5X
8 GB · Amazon unmatched
GIGABYTE GV-N1080IX-8GD graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8 GB GDDR5X
8 GB · Amazon unmatched
ASUS ROG STRIX-GTX1080-A8G-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8 GB GDDR5X
8 GB · Amazon unmatched
ASUS ROG STRIX-GTX1080-A8G-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8 GB GDDR5X
8 GB · Amazon unmatched
Sources
Model: official config Qwen/Qwen2.5-72B-Instruct (main). GPU/product specs: Icecat. Compatibility: RigForAI calculator v1.0.0 estimated VRAM · Q8 at 8K: DOES_NOT_FIT. Amazon: affiliate commerce match, not a spec source.