Question 1

Can RTX 3050 Ti Laptop 4GB run Meta Llama 3 8B Instruct?

Accepted Answer

No, Meta Llama 3 8B Instruct requires more memory than RTX 3050 Ti Laptop 4GB provides.

Question 2

How much VRAM does Meta Llama 3 8B Instruct need?

Accepted Answer

Meta Llama 3 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 8B Instruct?

Accepted Answer

The recommended quantization for Meta Llama 3 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	C44
Q3_K_S	3	3.9 GB	Low	C44
NVFP4	4

Can RTX 3050 Ti Laptop 4GB run Meta Llama 3 8B Instruct?

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