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Can the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 run Llama 3.2 1B?

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

Llama 3.2 1B on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 108k 199.4-237.7 t/s ~11.9-14.1 (slow)
Q8 yes 127k 398.8-475.3 t/s ~23.7-28.3 (slow)
Q4 yes 135k 712.2-848.8 t/s ~42.4-50.5 (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 5070 run Llama 3.2 1B?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~712.2-848.8 tok/s and fits up to 135k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~42.4-50.5 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 135k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.