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CR Can I run Command R 35B on Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 (16GB)?

Compatibility verdict VRAM threshold engine
No, not enough memorywould not load

No. Command R 35B needs ~22.3 GB even at Q4_K_M, but Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 (16GB) only has ~15 GB usable.

Needs ~22.3 GB Device usable ~15 GB

Needs ~22.3 GB even at Q4_K_M, but only ~15 GB is usable.

Q4_K_M needed
~22.3 GB
Usable on device
~15 GB
Device memory
16 GB
Model Command R
Parameters
35B
Q4_K_M size
20.05 GB
Q8_0 size
34.63 GB
Context
128k
Ollama tag
command-r:35b
Full Command R 35B requirements →
Device Windows
Memory
16 GB vram
Usable for weights
~15 GB
Best runtime
vLLM (Linux) / Ollama (CUDA)
Best models for Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 (16GB) →

What you can run instead

Run Command R 35B on other hardware

FAQ

Can Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 (16GB) run Command R 35B?

No. Command R 35B needs ~22.3 GB even at Q4_K_M, but Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 (16GB) only has ~15 GB usable.

How much memory does Command R 35B need?

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 (16GB) does not have enough memory. At Q4_K_M the weights are ~20.05 GB; with KV cache and runtime overhead, budget ~22.3 GB at a 4k context.

What is the best tool to run Command R 35B on Windows?

LM Studio for a simple setup; Ollama (CUDA) for the most speed. AMD GPUs run via Vulkan/ROCm at roughly half CUDA throughput. NVIDIA is the smooth path on Windows.

Sources

Memory figures are estimates. See methodology.