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Can the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti run Gemma 2 2B?

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

Gemma 2 2B on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 66k 128-152.6 t/s ~5.6-6.7 (slow)
Q8 yes 106k 256.1-305.2 t/s ~11.2-13.4 (slow)
Q4 yes 123k 457.3-544.9 t/s ~20.1-23.9 (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 3080 Ti run Gemma 2 2B?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~457.3-544.9 tok/s and fits up to 123k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~20.1-23.9 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 123k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.