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Can the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti run BLOOM-1B?

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

BLOOM-1B on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 115k 332.9-396.7 t/s ~14.6-17.4 (slow)
Q8 yes 130k 665.8-793.4 t/s ~29.2-34.8 (slow)
Q4 yes 137k 1188.9-1416.9 t/s ~52.1-62.1 (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 Ti run BLOOM-1B?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~1188.9-1416.9 tok/s and fits up to 137k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~52.1-62.1 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 137k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.