Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated July 12, 2026
Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~7.7 GB of headroom running Gemma 3 27B Instruct at Q4_K_M (16.30125 GB, ~27 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 4K context.
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| VRAM | 24 GB |
| Memory Bandwidth | 936 GB/s |
| Quant | VRAM needed | Fits 24 GB? | Max context |
|---|---|---|---|
| F16 | 59 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q8_0 | 33.6 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q6_K | 27.1 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q5_K_M | 24.1 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q4_K_M | 21.3 GB | ✓ Yes | 4K |
| Q3_K_M | 16.5 GB | ✓ Yes | 8K |
| Q2_K | 13.8 GB | ✓ Yes | 8K |
VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 24 GB. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.
| Gemma 3 27B Instruct | Q4_K_M · 16.30125 GB · ~27 tok/s (est.) |
| Gemma 3 12B Instruct | Q4_K_M · 7.245 GB · ~58 tok/s (est.) |
| Gemma 3 4B Instruct | Q4_K_M · 2.415 GB · ~136 tok/s (est.) |
| Gemma 3 1B Instruct | Q4_K_M · 0.60375 GB · ~263 tok/s (est.) |
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Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~7.7 GB of headroom running Gemma 3 27B Instruct at Q4_K_M (16.30125 GB, ~27 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 4K context.
Gemma 3 27B Instruct at Q4_K_M quantization (16.30125 GB), estimated ~27 tokens/sec, up to 4K context.
| Size | VRAM | Verdict | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gemma 3 27B Instruct | 16.3 GB | Runs | ~27 tok/s |
| Gemma 3 12B Instruct | 7.2 GB | Runs | ~58 tok/s |
| Gemma 3 4B Instruct | 2.4 GB | Runs | ~136 tok/s |
| Gemma 3 1B Instruct | 0.6 GB | Runs | ~263 tok/s |
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