text model · SmolLM2 · Windows
Can I run SmolLM2 1.7B on Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB)?
Yes. SmolLM2 1.7B runs on Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB) at Q4_K_M (~2.2 GB of ~11 GB usable).
Runs at Q4_K_M using ~2.2 GB of ~11 GB usable. You have room for FP16 for higher quality.
- Q4_K_M needed
- ~2.2 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 smollm2:1.7b llama-cli -hf bartowski/SmolLM2-1.7B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_M lms get bartowski/SmolLM2-1.7B-Instruct-GGUF AMD GPUs run via Vulkan/ROCm at roughly half CUDA throughput. NVIDIA is the smooth path on Windows.
- Parameters
- 1.7B
- Q4_K_M size
- 1.06 GB
- Q8_0 size
- 1.82 GB
- Context
- 8k
- Ollama tag
- smollm2:1.7b
- Memory
- 12 GB vram
- Usable for weights
- ~11 GB
- Best runtime
- Ollama (CUDA) / llama.cpp CUDA
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FAQ
Can Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB) run SmolLM2 1.7B?
Yes. SmolLM2 1.7B runs on Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB) at Q4_K_M (~2.2 GB of ~11 GB usable).
How much memory does SmolLM2 1.7B need?
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB) has room to spare. At Q4_K_M the weights are ~1.06 GB; with KV cache and runtime overhead, budget ~2.2 GB at a 4k context.
What is the best tool to run SmolLM2 1.7B 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.