Falcon 7B Instruct needs ~8.0 GB VRAM. RTX 3080 Ti 12GB has 12.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~98 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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Fit status
Runs well
Decode
98.0 tok/s
TTFT
1976 ms
Safe context
8K
Memory
8.0 GB / 12.0 GB
This setup is broadly balanced for this model.
No major red flags
This recommendation has enough memory headroom and acceptable estimated speed for the selected workload.
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat | A | Runs well | 98.0 tok/s | 1078 ms | 8K |
| Coding | A | Runs well | 98.0 tok/s | 1976 ms | 8K |
| Agentic Coding | A | Runs well | 98.0 tok/s | 2873 ms | 8K |
| Reasoning | A | Runs well | 98.0 tok/s | 2335 ms | 8K |
| RAG | A | Runs well | 98.0 tok/s | 3592 ms | 8K |
How Falcon 7B Instruct (7B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX 3080 Ti 12GB (12.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 2.7 GB | Low | B65 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 3.4 GB | Low | B66 |
NVFP4 | 4 |
Copy-paste commands to run Falcon 7B Instruct on your machine.
Run
lms load falcon-7b-instruct && lms server startYour hardware
| Model | Params | Grade | Decode | Capabilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Qwen 3.5 9B | 9B | S | 105.7 tok/s | |
| Qwen 3 8B | 8B | S | 112 tok/s |
Yes, RTX 3080 Ti 12GB can run Falcon 7B Instruct with a A grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 98.0 tok/s.
Falcon 7B Instruct (7B parameters) requires approximately 8.0 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Falcon 7B Instruct is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On RTX 3080 Ti 12GB, Falcon 7B Instruct achieves approximately 98.0 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 1976ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Falcon 7B Instruct on RTX 3080 Ti 12GB receives a A grade with 98.0 tok/s and 8K context.
On RTX 3080 Ti 12GB, Falcon 7B Instruct 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:
3.9 GB |
| Medium |
| B67 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 4.3 GB | Medium | B67 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 5.0 GB | High | B68 |
Q6_K | 6 | 5.7 GB | High | B69 |
Q8_0Best for your GPU | 8 | 7.5 GB | Very High | B68 |
F16 | 16 | 14.3 GB | Maximum | F0 |
 Nemotron Nano 8B | 8B | S | 112 tok/s |
 InternVL2 8B | 8B | S | 112 tok/s |
 Ministral 3 8B | 8B | A | 112 tok/s |