Question 1

Can RTX 3080 Ti 12GB run EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct i1?

Accepted Answer

Yes, RTX 3080 Ti 12GB can run EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct i1 with a B grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 141.8 tok/s.

Question 2

How much VRAM does EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct i1 need?

Accepted Answer

EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct i1 (7.800000190734863B parameters) requires approximately 8.4 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

Question 3

What is the best quantization for EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct i1?

Accepted Answer

The recommended quantization for EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct i1 is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

Workload	Grade	Fit	Decode	TTFT	Context
Agentic Coding	B	Runs well	141.8 tok/s	1985 ms	40K
Chat	B	Runs well	141.8 tok/s	744 ms	12K
Coding	B	Runs well	141.8 tok/s	1365 ms	23K
RAG	B	Runs well	141.8 tok/s	2482 ms	40K
Reasoning	B	Runs well	141.8 tok/s	1613 ms	23K

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	3.0 GB	Low	D34
Q3_K_S	3	3.8 GB	Low	D36
NVFP4	4

Can RTX 3080 Ti 12GB run EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct i1?

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