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Gemma 3 27B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12GB

RTX 4070 Ti 12GB cannot run Gemma 3 27B. 12 GB VRAM is insufficient at any quantization level.

Model Size

27.23B

Device VRAM

12 GB

Bandwidth

504 GB/s

Quantization

Q3_K_M

Benchmarks

Performance by Quantization

OwnRig currently has one published compatibility entry for Gemma 3 27B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12GB at Q3_K_M. This pairing has limitations β€” check the rating and notes below.

QuantizationSpeedTTFTFits in VRAMRatingConfidence
Q3_K_Mβ€“β€“βœ— OffloadNot viableestimated

Notes

Q3_K_M

Requires 16GB+ for viable quality.

About Gemma 3 27B

Gemma 3 27B (27.23B) is a chat, coding, reasoning, multi-purpose model. Google's largest open-weight model before Gemma 4. Capable reasoning and instruction following. At 27B parameters, it sits between 8B models (too limited) and 70B models (too expensive). Wide multilingual support. Fits on 24 GB GPUs at Q4.

View all Gemma 3 27B hardware options β†’

About NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12GB

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12GB has 12 GB at 504 GB/s. Street price: $749.

See all models NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12GB can run β†’

Estimate method: Q3_K_M 13.3GB exceeds 12GB. Reference hardware source: github.com (2026-03-15)

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.