Gemma 2 27B Instruct on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB cannot run Gemma 2 27B Instruct at any quantization level. The 10 GB of VRAM is insufficient.
Model Size
27.23B
Device VRAM
10 GB
Bandwidth
760 GB/s
Quantizations Tested
1
Performance by Quantization
Each row shows Gemma 2 27B Instruct performance at a different quality level on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB.
| Quantization | Speed | TTFT | Fits in VRAM | Rating | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3_K_M | — | — | ✗ Offload | Not Viable | estimated |
Notes
Q3_K_M
Q3 10.3GB exceeds 10GB. 24B+ models don't fit.
About Gemma 2 27B Instruct
Gemma 2 27B Instruct (27.23B) is a chat, coding, reasoning, multi-purpose model. Google's 27B model with excellent knowledge distillation. Strong reasoning and coding capabilities at a size that fits on a single 24GB GPU at Q4. Limited to 8K context.
View all Gemma 2 27B Instruct hardware options →About NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB has 10 GB at 760 GB/s. Street price: $399.
See all models NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB can run →Source: Performance estimates based on model size and device bandwidth (2026-03-15)
Data last updated: 2026-03-01