Gemma 3 27B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB cannot run Gemma 3 27B at any quantization level. The 12 GB of VRAM is insufficient.
Model Size
27.23B
Device VRAM
12 GB
Bandwidth
360 GB/s
Quantizations Tested
1
Performance by Quantization
Each row shows Gemma 3 27B performance at a different quality level on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB.
| Quantization | Speed | TTFT | Fits in VRAM | Rating | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3_K_M | — | — | ✗ Offload | Not Viable | estimated |
Notes
Q3_K_M
12GB VRAM insufficient. Gemma 3 27B requires at least 13.3GB at Q3_K_M. Would need 16GB+ device or CPU offloading (impractical for speed).
About Gemma 3 27B
Gemma 3 27B (27.23B) is a chat, coding, reasoning, multi-purpose model. Google's strongest open-weight model. Excellent reasoning and instruction following. At 27B parameters, it's the sweet spot between 8B models (too limited) and 70B models (too expensive). Strong multilingual support. Fits on 24GB GPUs at Q4.
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Source: Performance estimates based on model size and device bandwidth (2026-03-15)
Data last updated: 2026-03-15