# Can I run Dia 1.6B on Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 (12GB)?

Updated: 2026-06-15

**Yes, but tight.** Fits at fp16 (~10 GB of ~11 GB usable) but with little headroom; close other apps.

- Model: 1.6B Text to speech (dialogue), peak ~10 GB memory at fp16
- Device: 12 GB vram, ~11 GB usable
- Tools: PyTorch (CUDA), nari-labs/dia
- License: Apache-2.0 (commercial use: yes)

Sources: https://huggingface.co/nari-labs/Dia-1.6B, https://github.com/nari-labs/dia/issues/34.

More: https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/dia-1-6b/nvidia-rtx-4070-12gb