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Can the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti run minChatGPT?

Yes โ€” here's how fast and up to what context, with real measured numbers.

minChatGPT on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 39k 135.4-161.4 t/s ~8.9-10.6 (slow)
Q8 yes 64k 270.8-322.7 t/s ~17.8-21.2 (slow)
Q4 yes 75k 483.6-576.3 t/s ~31.8-37.9 (slow)

Estimate (memory-bound). Beyond "max context" the KV cache spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and speed drops to the "beyond" figure.

FAQ

Can the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti run minChatGPT?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~483.6-576.3 tok/s and fits up to 75k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~31.8-37.9 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 75k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.