Phi-3 Mini 3.8B Instruct on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB runs Phi-3 Mini 3.8B Instruct excellently at 130 tok/s at Q8_0. This is a strong pairing.
Model Size
3.82B
Device VRAM
10 GB
Bandwidth
760 GB/s
Quantizations Tested
1
Performance by Quantization
Each row shows Phi-3 Mini 3.8B Instruct performance at a different quality level on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB.
| Quantization | Speed | TTFT | Fits in VRAM | Rating | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q8_0 | 130 tok/s | 60ms | ✓ Yes | Excellent | estimated |
Notes
Q8_0
Very fast at 760 GB/s. Full quality with headroom.
About Phi-3 Mini 3.8B Instruct
Phi-3 Mini 3.8B Instruct (3.82B) is a chat, coding, reasoning model. Punches above its weight — a 3.8B model that rivals many 7B models on reasoning benchmarks. MIT license. Excellent for resource-constrained setups or as a fast secondary model.
View all Phi-3 Mini 3.8B Instruct hardware options →About NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB has 10 GB at 760 GB/s. Street price: $399.
See all models NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB can run →Source: Performance estimates based on model size and device bandwidth (2026-03-15)
Data last updated: 2026-03-01