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FN Can I run Falcon3 10B on Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 (24GB)?

Compatibility verdict VRAM threshold engine
Yes, it runsGPU accelerated

Yes. Falcon3 10B runs on Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 (24GB) at Q4_K_M (~7.5 GB of ~23 GB usable).

Needs ~7.5 GB Device usable ~23 GB

Runs at Q4_K_M using ~7.5 GB of ~23 GB usable. You have room for FP16 for higher quality.

Q4_K_M needed
~7.5 GB
Usable on device
~23 GB
Device memory
24 GB
Best quant
Q4_K_M

Run it

Install commands Windows

Pick your tool. All three load the same Q4_K_M weights.

Ollama
$ ollama run falcon3:10b
llama.cpp
$ llama-cli -hf bartowski/Falcon3-10B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_M
LM Studio
$ lms get bartowski/Falcon3-10B-Instruct-GGUF

AMD GPUs run via Vulkan/ROCm at roughly half CUDA throughput. NVIDIA is the smooth path on Windows.

Model Falcon
Parameters
10B
Q4_K_M size
5.86 GB
Q8_0 size
10.2 GB
Context
32k
Ollama tag
falcon3:10b
Full Falcon3 10B requirements →
Device Windows
Memory
24 GB vram
Usable for weights
~23 GB
Best runtime
vLLM (Linux) / Ollama (CUDA)
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FAQ

Can Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 (24GB) run Falcon3 10B?

Yes. Falcon3 10B runs on Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 (24GB) at Q4_K_M (~7.5 GB of ~23 GB usable).

How much memory does Falcon3 10B need?

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 (24GB) has room to spare. At Q4_K_M the weights are ~5.86 GB; with KV cache and runtime overhead, budget ~7.5 GB at a 4k context.

What is the best tool to run Falcon3 10B 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.