Can it run?
Runs well
Using Q4_K_M in Ollama
Fit status
Runs well
Decode
126.3 tok/s
TTFT
1533 ms
Safe context
16K
Memory
9.3 GB / 12.0 GB
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic Coding | C | Tight fit | 126.3 tok/s | 2230 ms | 16K |
| Chat | B | Runs well | 126.3 tok/s | 836 ms | 11K |
| Coding | B | Runs well | 126.3 tok/s | 1533 ms | 16K |
| RAG | C | Tight fit | 126.3 tok/s | 2788 ms | 16K |
| Reasoning | B | Runs well | 126.3 tok/s | 1812 ms | 16K |
How Nous Hermes 1.0 (9B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX 3080 12GB (12.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 3.5 GB | Low | D35 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 4.4 GB | Low | D37 |
NVFP4 | 4 | 5.0 GB | Medium | D38 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 5.5 GB | Medium | D39 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 6.5 GB | High | C40 |
Q6_KBest for your GPU | 6 | 7.4 GB | High | C42 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 9.6 GB | Very High | C44 |
F16 | 16 | 18.5 GB | Maximum | F0 |
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