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Can SmolLM3 3B run on NVIDIA RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB?
Yes. Calculated memory fit: SmolLM3 3B 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
- SmolLM3 3B · 3.1B
- GPU
- NVIDIA RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB · 8 GB advertised
What else can NVIDIA RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB run? · Find other GPUs for SmolLM3 3B
Memory calculation
Breakdown for Q4 at 8K context, batch size 1. Calculator v1.0.0.
| Model weights | 1.8 GB |
|---|---|
| KV cache | 0.6 GB |
| Runtime reserve | 0.6 GB |
| Safety margin | 0.3 GB |
| Required (estimated) | 3.3 GB |
| GPU usable VRAM | 7.2 GB |
Result: FITS IN VRAM
Quantization table
| Quantization | 2K | 4K | 8K | 16K | 32K | 64K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BF16 | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload |
| FP16 | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload |
| Q3 | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits |
| Q4 | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits |
| Q5 | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Limited context |
| Q6 | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Limited context |
| Q8 | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Limited context |
What fits entirely in VRAM?
- Q3 at 16K context
- Q3 at 2K context
- Q3 at 32K context
- Q3 at 4K context
- Q3 at 64K context
- Q3 at 8K context
- Q4 at 16K context
- Q4 at 2K context
- Q4 at 32K context
- Q4 at 4K context
- Q4 at 64K context
- Q4 at 8K 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
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.
MSI VENTUS RTX 3060 TI 3X 8G OC LHR graphics card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon EXACT
$283.22
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MSI GAMING GeForce RTX 3060 Ti X TRIO NVIDIA 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon EXACT
$599.99
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MSI VENTUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 2X OC NVIDIA 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon EXACT
$392.97
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MSI GAMING RTX 3060 TI X 8G LHR NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon EXACT
$695.00
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GIGABYTE EAGLE GeForce RTX 3060 Ti OC 8G NVIDIA 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon EXACT
$382.16
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti MASTER 8G NVIDIA 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon EXACT
$483.22
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti ELITE 8G NVIDIA 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon EXACT
$695.00
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ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX3060TI-O8GD6X-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB GDDR6X
8 GB · Amazon EXACT
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ASUS Dual -RTX3060TI-8G-V2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon EXACT
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ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX3060TI-O8G-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon unmatched
MSI VENTUS RTX 3060 TI 2X 8G OC V1 LHR graphics card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon unmatched
ASUS Dual -RTX3060TI-O8G NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon unmatched
ASUS Dual -RTX3060TI-O8G-V2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon unmatched
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti V2 MINI OC Edition NVIDIA 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon unmatched
GIGABYTE GAMING GeForce RTX 3060 Ti OC 8G NVIDIA 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon unmatched
Sources
Model: official config HuggingFaceTB/SmolLM3-3B (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.