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Can the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB run gte-modernbert?

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

gte-modernbert on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 113k 1861.7-2218.8 t/s ~98-116.8 (slow)
Q8 yes 115k 3723.5-4437.6 t/s ~196-233.6 (slow)
Q4 yes 116k 6649.1-7924.3 t/s ~350-417.1 (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 3080 10GB run gte-modernbert?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~6649.1-7924.3 tok/s and fits up to 116k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~350-417.1 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 116k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.