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// RUN — TOO BIG
Can the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti run Gemma 4 26B?
Not comfortably — Gemma 4 26B (~26B) needs more memory than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti has. Here's the detail and what it can run instead.
Gemma 4 26B on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
| Quant | Fits? | Max context | Speed | Beyond context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP16 | no | — | — | — |
| Q8 | no | — | — | — |
| Q4 | no | — | — | — |
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 5070 Ti run Gemma 4 26B?▶
Not comfortably — Gemma 4 26B (~26B) exceeds this hardware's usable memory even at Q4. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti tops out around 19.5B at Q4.
How much context fits?▶
Not applicable until the weights themselves fit.