Best LLMs for 4 GB VRAM

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated September 6, 2026

These are the strongest local models that fit entirely in 4 GB of VRAM, ranked by capability, with the quantization level and estimated tokens/sec needed to fit.

GPUs at This Tier

Ranked Models

Gemma 3 — Gemma 3 4B InstructQ4_K_M · 2.415 GB · ~99 tok/s on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
Phi-4 Mini — Phi-4 Mini (3.8B)Q4_K_M · 2.29425 GB · ~103 tok/s on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
Qwen 3.5 — Qwen 3.5 4BQ4_K_M · 2.415 GB · ~102 tok/s on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
VibeThinker — VibeThinker 3BQ4_K_M · 1.8655875 GB · ~121 tok/s on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
Phi 3.5 Family — Phi 3.5 MiniQ4_K_M · 2.29425 GB · ~107 tok/s on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
Gemma 4 (Legacy Listing — Unverified) — Gemma 4 4BQ4_K_M · 2.415 GB · ~102 tok/s on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
BitNet b1.58 — BitNet b1.58 3B1.58-bit · 0.6557 GB · ~196 tok/s on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
StarCoder 2 — StarCoder 2 3BQ4_K_M · 1.81125 GB · ~136 tok/s on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
EXAONE 3.5 — EXAONE 3.5 2.4BQ4_K_M · 1.449 GB · ~145 tok/s on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
Aya 3B (Tiny Aya) — Aya 3BQ4_K_M · 1.81125 GB · ~123 tok/s on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
Qwen 3.5 — Qwen 3.5 2BQ4_K_M · 1.2075 GB · ~157 tok/s on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
IBM Granite 4.1 — Granite 4.1 3BQ4_K_M · 1.81125 GB · ~123 tok/s on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
Ministral — Ministral 3BQ4_K_M · 2.1735 GB · ~110 tok/s on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
Falcon 3 — Falcon 3 3B InstructQ4_K_M · 1.9501125 GB · ~120 tok/s on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
SmolLM3 — SmolLM3 3BQ4_K_M · 1.85955 GB · ~121 tok/s on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
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FAQ

What LLMs run well with 4 GB VRAM?

Gemma 3, Phi-4 Mini, Qwen 3.5, VibeThinker, Phi 3.5 Family all fit in 4 GB VRAM.

Which GPUs have 4 GB VRAM?

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB.

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