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Gemma 3 27B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super can run Gemma 3 27B at 14 tok/s at Q3_K_M, though performance is acceptable. Consider a higher-end GPU for better results.

Model Size

27.23B

Device VRAM

16 GB

Bandwidth

736 GB/s

Quantizations Tested

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Performance by Quantization

Each row shows Gemma 3 27B performance at a different quality level on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super.

QuantizationSpeedTTFTFits in VRAMRatingConfidence
Q3_K_M14 tok/s600ms✓ YesAcceptableestimated

Notes

Q3_K_M

Q3_K_M fits. 736 GB/s bandwidth delivers acceptable throughput.

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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About NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super has 16 GB at 736 GB/s. Street price: $979.

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Source: Performance estimates based on model size and device bandwidth (2026-03-15)

Data last updated: 2026-03-15