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nomic-embed-text v1.5 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 8GB

Yes — RTX 5060 8GB runs nomic-embed-text v1.5 excellently at Q8_0 — 4830 tok/s. 8 GB VRAM with plenty of headroom.

Model Size

137M

Device VRAM

8 GB

Bandwidth

448 GB/s

Quantization

Q8_0

Benchmarks

Performance by Quantization

OwnRig currently has one published compatibility entry for nomic-embed-text v1.5 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 8GB at Q8_0. This is the best supported pairing we can stand behind today.

QuantizationSpeedTTFTFits in VRAMRatingConfidence
Q8_04830 tok/s8ms✓ YesExcellentestimated

Notes

Q8_0

137M embedding model. Q8_0 0.4GB. Can run concurrently with any LLM. Estimated for rtx-5060-8gb; verify with community benchmarks.

About nomic-embed-text v1.5

nomic-embed-text v1.5 (137M) is a embeddings, ai building model. High-quality text embedding model for RAG pipelines. 137M params, negligible VRAM. Competitive with OpenAI's ada-002 on MTEB benchmarks. Essential for builders running local RAG with Cursor or similar tools. Can run concurrently with coding models without meaningful VRAM impact.

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About NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 8GB

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 8GB has 8 GB at 448 GB/s. Street price: $299.

See all models NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 8GB can run →

Estimate method: Estimated from rtx-4060-8gb matrix rows scaled for rtx-5060-8gb 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.

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