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// RUN — FITS
Can the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 run Gemma 4 26B?
Yes — here's how fast and up to what context, with real measured numbers.
Gemma 4 26B on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
| Quant | Fits? | Max context | Speed | Beyond context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP16 | no | — | — | — |
| Q8 | no | — | — | — |
| Q4 | yes | 23k | 50.5-60.2 t/s | ~2-2.4 (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.
Measured: Gemma 4 26B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
FAQ
Can the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 run Gemma 4 26B?▶
Yes. At Q4 it generates ~50.5-60.2 tok/s and fits up to 23k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~2-2.4 tok/s.
How much context fits?▶
At Q4, up to about 23k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.