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Can the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 run SambaLingo-Thai-Chat (7B)?

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

SambaLingo-Thai-Chat (7B) on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 51k 49.2-58.6 t/s ~2.1-2.5 (slow)
Q8 yes 104k 98.3-117.2 t/s ~4.2-5 (slow)
Q4 yes 127k 175.6-209.2 t/s ~7.5-8.9 (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 3090 run SambaLingo-Thai-Chat (7B)?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~175.6-209.2 tok/s and fits up to 127k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~7.5-8.9 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 127k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.