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Can the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 run Gemma 2B?

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

Gemma 2B on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 350k 261-311 t/s ~5.8-6.9 (slow)
Q8 yes 388k 521.9-622 t/s ~11.7-13.9 (slow)
Q4 yes 405k 932-1110.7 t/s ~20.8-24.8 (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 5090 run Gemma 2B?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~932-1110.7 tok/s and fits up to 405k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~20.8-24.8 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 405k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.