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Llama 3.2 3B Instruct on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super runs Llama 3.2 3B Instruct excellently at 140 tok/s at Q8_0. This is a strong pairing.

Model Size

3.21B

Device VRAM

16 GB

Bandwidth

736 GB/s

Quantizations Tested

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Performance by Quantization

Each row shows Llama 3.2 3B Instruct performance at a different quality level on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super.

QuantizationSpeedTTFTFits in VRAMRatingConfidence
Q8_0140 tok/s30ms✓ YesExcellentestimated

Notes

Q8_0

736 GB/s bandwidth. 3B model runs at maximum speed.

About Llama 3.2 3B Instruct

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct (3.21B) is a chat, coding, ai coding, reasoning model. Ultra-lightweight model that runs on virtually any GPU. Surprisingly capable for its size — good at summarization, simple coding tasks, and quick chat. The default choice when speed matters more than depth.

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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