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Can I run Gemma 2 9B on an RTX 4060 Ti 16GB?

Yes, fully in VRAM (estimate)

Can I run Gemma 2 9B on an RTX 4060 Ti 16GB? Yes, fully in VRAM (estimate). About 8.5 GB at Q4_K_M (estimate).

Updated . The later of the hardware price date and the formula date.

Gemma 2 9B on RTX 4060 Ti 16GB, formula estimate
QuantContextWeightsKVOverheadTotalUsableFitEst. tok/s
Q4 Q4_K_M8,192 tokens5.5 GB estimate2.1 GB estimate0.8 GB estimate8.5 GB estimate15.4 GB estimatefull29 tok/s estimate
Q5 Q5 (~0.71 bytes/param)8,192 tokens6.6 GB estimate2.1 GB estimate0.8 GB estimate9.5 GB estimate15.4 GB estimatefull26 tok/s estimate
Q8 Q88,192 tokens9.9 GB estimate2.1 GB estimate0.8 GB estimate12.8 GB estimate15.4 GB estimatefull18.6 tok/s estimate
FP16 FP168,192 tokens18.5 GB estimate2.1 GB estimate0.8 GB estimate21.4 GB estimate15.4 GB estimateno—
Q4, longer context8,192 tokens5.5 GB estimate2.1 GB estimate0.8 GB estimate8.5 GB estimate15.4 GB estimatefull29 tok/s estimate

Formula estimate, not a benchmark. Method →

Cheapest catalog option that fits at Q4

GeForce RTX 3060 12GB, used (median of sold listings), €257, dated 2026-10-16. No buy link.

This hardware

$1,006€899

new (lowest in-stock EU)

price as of 16 Oct 2026

GPU PRIX

Current 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 9B on an RTX 4060 Ti 16GB?
Yes, fully in VRAM (estimate).
How much memory does Gemma 2 9B need at Q4?
About 8.5 GB at 8,192 tokens (estimate): 5.5 GB weights, 2.1 GB KV cache, 0.8 GB overhead.
How fast is Gemma 2 9B on RTX 4060 Ti 16GB (estimate)?
About 29 tok/s at Q4 (estimate, not a benchmark).
Gemma 2 9B on RTX 4060 Ti 16GB (estimate) · localLLMrig