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S Can I run Sarvam-M 24B on Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 (16GB)?

Compatibility verdict VRAM threshold engine
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No. Sarvam-M 24B needs ~16.3 GB even at Q4_K_M, but Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 (16GB) only has ~15 GB usable.

Needs ~16.3 GB Device usable ~15 GB

Needs ~16.3 GB even at Q4_K_M, but only ~15 GB is usable.

Q4_K_M needed
~16.3 GB
Usable on device
~15 GB
Device memory
16 GB

How to run it

On Windows use LM Studio (Best GUI on Windows, auto-detects CUDA/Vulkan backends.). AMD GPUs run via Vulkan/ROCm at roughly half CUDA throughput. NVIDIA is the smooth path on Windows.

Model Sarvam
Parameters
24B
Q4_K_M size
14.3 GB
Q8_0 size
25.1 GB
Context
32k
Full Sarvam-M 24B 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 Sarvam-M 24B on other hardware

FAQ

Can Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 (16GB) run Sarvam-M 24B?

No. Sarvam-M 24B needs ~16.3 GB even at Q4_K_M, but Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 (16GB) only has ~15 GB usable.

How much memory does Sarvam-M 24B need?

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 (16GB) does not have enough memory. At Q4_K_M the weights are ~14.3 GB; with KV cache and runtime overhead, budget ~16.3 GB at a 4k context.

What is the best tool to run Sarvam-M 24B 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.