Can the NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti 16GB run Gemma 2 27B?
- FP16
- Q8_0
- Q6_K
- Q5_K_M
- Q4_K_M
- Q3_K_M
- Q2_K
Only just. Gemma 2 27B fits on the NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti 16GB at Q2_K, which costs noticeable quality. Expect about 26 tokens/second. A card with more memory is a better experience.
Run it with Ollama
Ollama's default gemma2:27b download is Q4_K_M, which needs about 20.2 GB, more than the 16 GB available. Download the Q2_K GGUF instead (LM Studio lists quants per model), or try a smaller context length.
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Memory needed by quantization
At 8,192 tokens of context. The black line marks the 16 GB the NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti 16GB can use.
| Quant | Quality | Memory | Fits? | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP16 | Full quality | 58.1 GB | Too big | — | |
| Q8_0 | Near-lossless | 32.6 GB | Too big | — | |
| Q6_K | Excellent | 26 GB | Too big | — | |
| Q5_K_M | Very good | 23 GB | Too big | — | |
| Q4_K_M | Good, most popular | 20.2 GB | Too big | — | |
| Q3_K_M | Noticeably degraded | 17 GB | Too big | — | |
| Q2_K | Heavily degraded | 13.9 GB | Fits | ~26 tok/s |
GPUs that run Gemma 2 27B comfortably
Models that run well on the NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
Frequently asked questions
Can NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti 16GB run Gemma 2 27B?
Only just. Gemma 2 27B fits on the NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti 16GB at Q2_K, which costs noticeable quality. Expect about 26 tokens/second. A card with more memory is a better experience.
How much VRAM does Gemma 2 27B need?
About 20.2 GB at Q4_K_M with 8,192 tokens of context, and about 58.1 GB at full FP16 precision.
How fast is Gemma 2 27B on the NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti 16GB?
Roughly 26 tokens per second at Q2_K, estimated from the NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti 16GB's 448 GB/s memory bandwidth.