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Can the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB run Pythia-410m?

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

Pythia-410m on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 105k 676.6-806.3 t/s ~35.6-42.4 (slow)
Q8 yes 111k 1353.2-1612.7 t/s ~71.2-84.9 (slow)
Q4 yes 114k 2416.4-2879.8 t/s ~127.2-151.6 (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 Pythia-410m?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~2416.4-2879.8 tok/s and fits up to 114k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~127.2-151.6 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 114k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.