LLaVA 1.6 13B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB can run LLaVA 1.6 13B at 22 tok/s at Q3_K_M, though performance is marginal. Consider a higher-end GPU for better results.
Model Size
13B
Device VRAM
8 GB
Bandwidth
272 GB/s
Quantizations Tested
1
Performance by Quantization
Each row shows LLaVA 1.6 13B performance at a different quality level on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB.
| Quantization | Speed | TTFT | Fits in VRAM | Rating | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3_K_M | 22 tok/s | 280ms | ✓ Yes | Marginal | estimated |
Notes
Q3_K_M
13B multimodal. Q3_K_M barely fits with ~1.8GB headroom. Image processing adds overhead.
About LLaVA 1.6 13B
LLaVA 1.6 13B (13B) is a chat, reasoning, multi-purpose model. Multimodal model — processes images and text together. Built on Vicuna 13B with a vision encoder. Can analyze screenshots, diagrams, and photos. Useful for builders who need to process visual content in their workflows.
View all LLaVA 1.6 13B hardware options →About NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB has 8 GB at 272 GB/s. Street price: $289.
See all models NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB can run →Source: Q3_K_M 6.2GB fits in 8GB. Vision+LLM multimodal (2026-03-15)
Data last updated: 2026-03-01