StarCoder 2 15B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB can run StarCoder 2 15B at 16 tok/s at Q3_K_M, though performance is marginal. Consider a higher-end GPU for better results.
Model Size
15.5B
Device VRAM
8 GB
Bandwidth
272 GB/s
Quantizations Tested
1
Performance by Quantization
Each row shows StarCoder 2 15B performance at a different quality level on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB.
| Quantization | Speed | TTFT | Fits in VRAM | Rating | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3_K_M | 16 tok/s | 400ms | ✓ Yes | Marginal | estimated |
Notes
Q3_K_M
15.73B coding model. Q3_K_M at limit. Marginal.
About StarCoder 2 15B
StarCoder 2 15B (15.5B) is a coding, ai coding model. Trained on The Stack v2 with 619 programming languages. Strong fill-in-the-middle (FIM) support for code completion. BigCode's best model — competitive but surpassed by Qwen 2.5 Coder on most benchmarks.
View all StarCoder 2 15B 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: 15.73B model. Q3_K_M ~8GB fits barely (2026-03-15)
Data last updated: 2026-03-01