Can it run?
Runs well
Using Q5_K_M in Ollama
Fit status
Runs well
Decode
68.5 tok/s
TTFT
2824 ms
Safe context
8K
Memory
16.7 GB / 24.0 GB
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic Coding | B | Runs well | 67.6 tok/s | 4166 ms | 8K |
| Chat | C | Runs well | 67.6 tok/s | 1562 ms | 8K |
| Coding | B | Runs well | 68.5 tok/s | 2824 ms | 8K |
| RAG | B | Runs well | 67.6 tok/s | 5208 ms | 8K |
| Reasoning | B | Runs well | 67.6 tok/s | 3385 ms | 8K |
How StarCoder 15B (15B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX 3090 Ti 24GB (24.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 5.9 GB | Low | D35 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 7.4 GB | Low | D36 |
NVFP4 | 4 |
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| Medium |
| D37 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 9.2 GB | Medium | D38 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 10.8 GB | High | D39 |
Q6_K | 6 | 12.3 GB | High | C40 |
Q8_0Best for your GPU | 8 | 16.1 GB | Very High | C44 |
F16 | 16 | 30.7 GB | Maximum | F0 |