Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated July 12, 2026
No — Mistral Small 4 doesn't fit the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090's 32 GB; you're short by ~9.3 GB even at Q2_K. The cheapest card that runs it is the NVIDIA A100 80GB (80 GB).
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| VRAM | 32 GB |
| Memory Bandwidth | 1792 GB/s |
| Quant | VRAM needed | Fits 32 GB? | Max context |
|---|---|---|---|
| F16 | 240.2 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q8_0 | 128.7 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q6_K | 99.8 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q5_K_M | 86.6 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q4_K_M | 74.1 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q3_K_M | 52.9 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q2_K | 41.3 GB | ✗ No | — |
VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 32 GB. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.
Every Mistral Small 4 variant requires more VRAM than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 provides (32 GB).
NVIDIA A100 80GB (80 GB VRAM).
Mistral Small 4 needs ~72 GB but this GPU has 32 GB. Rent a A100 (80 GB)-class GPU by the hour instead of buying one:
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No — Mistral Small 4 doesn't fit the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090's 32 GB; you're short by ~9.3 GB even at Q2_K. The cheapest card that runs it is the NVIDIA A100 80GB (80 GB).
The NVIDIA A100 80GB (80 GB VRAM) is the cheapest upgrade that fits it.
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