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Gemma 3 27B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB

RTX 5060 Ti 16GB runs Gemma 3 27B at Q3_K_M — 7 tok/s due to limited memory bandwidth. Slow but functional — see all options below.

Model Size

27.23B

Device VRAM

16 GB

Bandwidth

448 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 5060 Ti 16GB at Q3_K_M. This is the best supported pairing we can stand behind today.

QuantizationSpeedTTFTFits in VRAMRatingConfidence
Q3_K_M7 tok/s1200ms✓ YesMarginalestimated

Notes

Q3_K_M

Barely fits at Q3_K_M (13.3GB). Low bandwidth (288 GB/s) severely limits throughput. Usable but slow. Estimated for rtx-5060-ti-16gb; verify with community benchmarks.

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 →

About NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB has 16 GB at 448 GB/s. Street price: $429.

See all models NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB can run →

Estimate method: Estimated from rtx-4060-ti-16gb matrix rows scaled for rtx-5060-ti-16gb memory bandwidth (Ada Gate A methodology). Reference hardware source: nvidia.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.