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Can I run Gemma 2 27B on an RTX 4060 Ti 16GB?
No: needs ~19.4 GB, this card has ~15.4 GB usable (estimate)
Can I run Gemma 2 27B on an RTX 4060 Ti 16GB? No: needs ~19.4 GB, this card has ~15.4 GB usable (estimate). About 19.4 GB at Q4_K_M (estimate).
Updated . The later of the hardware price date and the formula date.
| Quant | Context | Weights | KV | Overhead | Total | Usable | Fit | Est. tok/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 Q4_K_M | 8,192 tokens | 16.3 GB estimate | 2.3 GB estimate | 0.8 GB estimate | 19.4 GB estimate | 15.4 GB estimate | no | — |
| Q5 Q5 (~0.71 bytes/param) | 8,192 tokens | 19.3 GB estimate | 2.3 GB estimate | 0.8 GB estimate | 22.4 GB estimate | 15.4 GB estimate | no | — |
| Q8 Q8 | 8,192 tokens | 29.1 GB estimate | 2.3 GB estimate | 0.8 GB estimate | 32.2 GB estimate | 15.4 GB estimate | no | — |
| FP16 FP16 | 8,192 tokens | 54.4 GB estimate | 2.3 GB estimate | 0.8 GB estimate | 57.5 GB estimate | 15.4 GB estimate | no | — |
| Q4, longer context | 8,192 tokens | 16.3 GB estimate | 2.3 GB estimate | 0.8 GB estimate | 19.4 GB estimate | 15.4 GB estimate | no | — |
Formula estimate, not a benchmark. Method →
Cheapest catalog option that fits at Q4
Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24GB, new (out of stock), €1,050, dated 2026-10-16. No buy link.
This hardware
$1,006€899
new (lowest in-stock EU)
price as of 16 Oct 2026
GPU PRIXCurrent low €899, MSI Gaming X Slim 16GB, Netherlands, new. Page last updated 15 Oct 2026, checked 16 Oct 2026. 12-month median €713. 3-month median €629. No pcprice.watch used median was recorded for this 16GB card. A used line at €546 on that page is a GIGABYTE 8GB board, not this card.
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Questions
- Can I run Gemma 2 27B on an RTX 4060 Ti 16GB?
- No: needs ~19.4 GB, this card has ~15.4 GB usable (estimate).
- How much memory does Gemma 2 27B need at Q4?
- About 19.4 GB at 8,192 tokens (estimate): 16.3 GB weights, 2.3 GB KV cache, 0.8 GB overhead.
- How fast is Gemma 2 27B on RTX 4060 Ti 16GB (estimate)?
- No tokens-per-second estimate. The Q4 fit is not full and not offload, so this page leaves speed blank.