GoogleGemma 2 9B Instruct on AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB cannot run Gemma 2 9B Instruct. 8 GB VRAM is insufficient at any quantization level.
Model Size
9.24B
Device VRAM
8 GB
Bandwidth
256 GB/s
Quantization
Q8_0
Performance by Quantization
OwnRig currently has one published compatibility entry for Gemma 2 9B Instruct on AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB at Q8_0. This pairing has limitations — check the rating and notes below.
| Quantization | Speed | TTFT | Fits in VRAM | Rating | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q8_0 | – | – | ✗ Offload | Not viable | estimated |
Notes
Q8_0
RDNA 4 card with improving ROCm support; Vulkan remains the safer default in llama.cpp. Q8_0 fits in VRAM on this card. Does not fit in 8GB VRAM (10.2GB required for Q8_0).
About Gemma 2 9B Instruct
Gemma 2 9B Instruct (9.24B) is a chat, coding, reasoning, multi-purpose model. Google's 9B model with effective 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 AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB has 8 GB at 256 GB/s. Street price: $299.
See all models AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB can run →Estimate method: Estimated from model VRAM requirements and AMD runtime maturity. Reference hardware source: github.com (2026-05-26)
Performance varies by driver version, inference engine, quantization method, context length, and system configuration. Figures shown are estimates based on community benchmarks and may not reflect your exact setup. Product names are trademarks of their respective owners. OwnRig is independent and not affiliated with any hardware or AI model provider.