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Gemma 3 4B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB runs Gemma 3 4B excellently at 75 tok/s at Q5_K_M. This is a strong pairing.

Model Size

4.3B

Device VRAM

10 GB

Bandwidth

760 GB/s

Quantizations Tested

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Performance by Quantization

Each row shows Gemma 3 4B performance at a different quality level on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB.

QuantizationSpeedTTFTFits in VRAMRatingConfidence
Q5_K_M75 tok/s85ms✓ YesExcellentestimated

Notes

Q5_K_M

4B model. Plenty of headroom. Very fast at 760 GB/s.

About Gemma 3 4B

Gemma 3 4B (4.3B) is a chat, coding model. Compact Gemma 3 model for chat and light coding on low-VRAM hardware.

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About NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB has 10 GB at 760 GB/s. Street price: $399.

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

Data last updated: 2026-03-15