Can I Run Gemma 3 on Intel Arc B580?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated July 12, 2026

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~4.8 GB of headroom running Gemma 3 12B Instruct at Q4_K_M (7.245 GB, ~28 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 8K context.

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Intel Arc B580 12GB
12 GB VRAM · 190 W board power
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Intel Arc B580 Specs

VRAM12 GB
Memory Bandwidth456 GB/s

Gemma 3 12B Instruct on the Intel Arc B580: VRAM by quantization

QuantVRAM neededFits 12 GB?Max context
F1626.3 GB✗ No—
Q8_015.1 GB✗ No—
Q6_K12.2 GB✗ No—
Q5_K_M10.8 GB✓ Yes4K
Q4_K_M9.6 GB✓ Yes8K
Q3_K_M7.5 GB✓ Yes8K
Q2_K6.3 GB✓ Yes16K

VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 12 GB. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.

Gemma 3 Sizes That Fit the Intel Arc B580

Gemma 3 12B InstructQ4_K_M · 7.245 GB · ~28 tok/s (est.)
Gemma 3 4B InstructQ4_K_M · 2.415 GB · ~67 tok/s (est.)
Gemma 3 1B InstructQ4_K_M · 0.60375 GB · ~137 tok/s (est.)
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FAQ

Does the Intel Arc B580 have enough VRAM for Gemma 3?

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~4.8 GB of headroom running Gemma 3 12B Instruct at Q4_K_M (7.245 GB, ~28 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 8K context.

Which quantization of Gemma 3 should I use on the Intel Arc B580?

Gemma 3 12B Instruct at Q4_K_M quantization (7.245 GB), estimated ~28 tokens/sec, up to 8K context.

Every Gemma 3 size on the Intel Arc B580

SizeVRAMVerdictSpeed
Gemma 3 27B Instruct16.3 GBDoes not fit—
Gemma 3 12B Instruct7.2 GBRuns~28 tok/s
Gemma 3 4B Instruct2.4 GBRuns~67 tok/s
Gemma 3 1B Instruct0.6 GBRuns~137 tok/s

Gemma 3 on Other GPUs

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