Gemma 2 9B Instruct on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB handles Gemma 2 9B Instruct well at 30 tok/s at Q5_K_M. A solid choice for this model.
Model Size
9.24B
Device VRAM
12 GB
Bandwidth
360 GB/s
Quantizations Tested
1
Performance by Quantization
Each row shows Gemma 2 9B Instruct performance at a different quality level on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB.
| Quantization | Speed | TTFT | Fits in VRAM | Rating | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q5_K_M | 30 tok/s | 200ms | ✓ Yes | Good | estimated |
Notes
Q5_K_M
Q5 at 6.6GB fits well on 12GB. Slightly slower than Llama 8B due to architecture differences.
About Gemma 2 9B Instruct
Gemma 2 9B Instruct (9.24B) is a chat, coding, reasoning, multi-purpose model. Google's 9B model with strong knowledge distillation. Competitive with Llama 3.1 8B on most benchmarks. Shorter max context (8K) is the main limitation vs Llama.
View all Gemma 2 9B Instruct hardware options →About NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB has 12 GB at 360 GB/s. Street price: $269.
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Source: Community benchmarks (2026-01-15)
Data last updated: 2026-03-01