CogVLM2 19B needs ~16.5 GB VRAM. RTX 5060 Ti 16GB has 16.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~17 tok/s.
Operating mode
Interactive favors responsiveness, while light API and scale-out lean harder on serving readiness. The fit stays the same, but the recommendation lens changes.
Current mode
Balanced
Balanced for general local use. Keeps the ranking neutral across personal and serving workflows.
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0.5 GB over capacity — needs offload or smaller quantization
Fit status
Runs with offload (needs ~0.4 GB host RAM)
Decode
17.3 tok/s
TTFT
11179 ms
Safe context
8K
Memory
16.5 GB / 16.0 GB
This setup is broadly balanced for this model.
Very little memory headroom
You can run the model, but there is not much room left for longer context, bigger batches, extra apps, or future model updates.
Buy headroom, not only minimum fit
A slightly larger memory tier gives you safer context growth and makes the recommendation more future-proof.
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat | A | Runs with offload | 24.2 tok/s | 4362 ms | 8K |
| Coding | A | Runs with offload (needs ~0.4 GB host RAM) | 17.3 tok/s | 11179 ms | 8K |
| Agentic Coding | B | Very compromised (needs ~1.8 GB host RAM) | 13.1 tok/s | 21537 ms | 8K |
| Reasoning | A | Runs with offload (needs ~0.4 GB host RAM) | 17.3 tok/s | 13212 ms | 8K |
| RAG | B | Very compromised (needs ~1.8 GB host RAM) | 13.1 tok/s |
How CogVLM2 19B (19B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX 5060 Ti 16GB (16.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 7.4 GB | Low | A85 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 9.3 GB | Low | A84 |
NVFP4 | 4 |
Copy-paste commands to run CogVLM2 19B on your machine.
Run
docker run --rm -it ghcr.io/ggerganov/llama.cpp:full \
--hf-repo "THUDM/cogvlm2-llama3-chat-19B" \
--hf-file "cogvlm2-llama3-chat-19B-Q4_K_M.gguf" \
-c 4096 -ngl 99Your hardware
| Model | Params | Grade | Decode | Capabilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 GPT-OSS 20B | 21B | A | 29.7 tok/s | |
 Codestral 2 25.08 | 22B | A |
Yes, RTX 5060 Ti 16GB can run CogVLM2 19B with a A grade (Runs with offload (needs ~0.4 GB host RAM)). Expected decode speed: 17.3 tok/s.
CogVLM2 19B (19B parameters) requires approximately 16.5 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for CogVLM2 19B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On RTX 5060 Ti 16GB, CogVLM2 19B achieves approximately 17.3 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 11179ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, CogVLM2 19B on RTX 5060 Ti 16GB receives a A grade with 17.3 tok/s and 8K context.
On RTX 5060 Ti 16GB, CogVLM2 19B can safely use up to 8K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is 8K, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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Preview:
| 26921 ms |
| 8K |
| Medium |
| A84 |
Q4_K_MBest for your GPU | 4 | 11.6 GB | Medium | A84 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 13.7 GB | High | F0 |
Q6_K | 6 | 15.6 GB | High | F0 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 20.3 GB | Very High | F0 |
F16 | 16 | 38.9 GB | Maximum | F0 |
| 9.1 tok/s |
Buy headroom, not only minimum fit. A slightly larger memory tier gives you safer context growth and makes the recommendation more future-proof.