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Can I run Muse Glimmer 30B on an RTX 5090?
Yes, fully in VRAM (estimate)
Can I run Muse Glimmer 30B on an RTX 5090? Yes, fully in VRAM (estimate). About 17.8 GB at Q4_K_M (estimate).
VRAM per quant for Muse Glimmer 30B
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 | 16.8 GB measured GGUF file size | 0.2 GB estimate | 0.8 GB estimate | 17.8 GB estimate | 31.4 GB estimate | full | 81 tok/s estimate |
| Q5 Q5 (~0.71 bytes/param) | 8,192 tokens | 21.0 GB estimate | 0.2 GB estimate | 0.8 GB estimate | 22.0 GB estimate | 31.4 GB estimate | full | 65 tok/s estimate |
| Q8 Q8 | 8,192 tokens | 31.7 GB estimate | 0.2 GB estimate | 0.8 GB estimate | 32.7 GB estimate | 31.4 GB estimate | no | — |
| FP16 FP16 | 8,192 tokens | 59.2 GB estimate | 0.2 GB estimate | 0.8 GB estimate | 60.2 GB estimate | 31.4 GB estimate | no | — |
| Q4, longer context | 32,768 tokens | 16.8 GB measured GGUF file size | 0.5 GB estimate | 0.8 GB estimate | 18.1 GB estimate | 31.4 GB estimate | full | 80 tok/s estimate |
Formula estimate, not a benchmark. Method →
Cheapest catalog option that fits at Q4
GeForce RTX 3090 24GB, used (median of sold listings), €1,224, dated 2026-10-16. No buy link.
This hardware
$7,725€6,900
new (lowest in-stock EU)
price as of 20 Oct 2026
PriceSquirrelCheapest in-stock listing on 20 Oct 2026: €6,900, Gigabyte AORUS XTREME WATERFORCE 32G at Joybuy (FR), via PriceSquirrel. The cheapest listing overall, €6,788 at Compumsa (BE), was out of stock. No used median was recorded. NVIDIA (Jeff Fisher, 16 Oct 2026) denies a production halt; supply is tight and some retailers have delisted the card.
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Questions
- Can I run Muse Glimmer 30B on an RTX 5090?
- Yes, fully in VRAM (estimate).
- How much memory does Muse Glimmer 30B need at Q4?
- About 17.8 GB at 8,192 tokens (estimate): 16.8 GB weights (measured GGUF file size), 0.2 GB KV cache, 0.8 GB overhead.
- How fast is Muse Glimmer 30B on RTX 5090 (estimate)?
- About 81 tok/s at Q4 (estimate, not a benchmark).
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