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Can I run Gemma 3 1B on Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB)?
Yes. Gemma 3 1B runs on Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB) at Q4_K_M (~1.8 GB of ~11 GB usable).
Runs at Q4_K_M using ~1.8 GB of ~11 GB usable. You have room for FP16 for higher quality.
- Q4_K_M needed
- ~1.8 GB
- Usable on device
- ~11 GB
- Device memory
- 12 GB
- Best quant
- Q4_K_M
Run it
Pick your tool. All three load the same Q4_K_M weights.
ollama run gemma3:1b llama-cli -hf bartowski/google_gemma-3-1b-it-GGUF:Q4_K_M lms get bartowski/google_gemma-3-1b-it-GGUF AMD GPUs run via Vulkan/ROCm at roughly half CUDA throughput. NVIDIA is the smooth path on Windows.
- Parameters
- 1B
- Q4_K_M size
- 0.81 GB
- Q8_0 size
- 1.07 GB
- Context
- 32k
- Ollama tag
- gemma3:1b
- Memory
- 12 GB vram
- Usable for weights
- ~11 GB
- Best runtime
- Ollama (CUDA) / llama.cpp CUDA
You could also run
Run Gemma 3 1B on other hardware
FAQ
Can Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB) run Gemma 3 1B?
Yes. Gemma 3 1B runs on Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB) at Q4_K_M (~1.8 GB of ~11 GB usable).
How much memory does Gemma 3 1B need?
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB) has room to spare. At Q4_K_M the weights are ~0.81 GB; with KV cache and runtime overhead, budget ~1.8 GB at a 4k context.
What is the best tool to run Gemma 3 1B 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.