Question 1

Can RTX 3050 Ti Laptop 4GB run Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct?

Accepted Answer

No, Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct requires more memory than RTX 3050 Ti Laptop 4GB provides.

Question 2

How much VRAM does Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct need?

Accepted Answer

Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct (8B parameters) requires approximately 7.7 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

Question 3

What is the best quantization for Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct?

Accepted Answer

The recommended quantization for Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

Workload	Grade	Fit	Decode	TTFT	Context
Agentic Coding	F	Too heavy	28.3 tok/s	9941 ms	14K
Chat	F	Too heavy	28.3 tok/s	3728 ms	4K
Coding	F	Too heavy	28.3 tok/s	6834 ms	8K
RAG	F	Too heavy	28.3 tok/s	12426 ms	14K
Reasoning	F	Too heavy	28.3 tok/s	8077 ms	8K

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	3.1 GB	Low	C45
Q3_K_S	3	3.9 GB	Low	C45
NVFP4	4

Can RTX 3050 Ti Laptop 4GB run Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct?

Memory breakdown