cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B needs ~19.9 GB but RTX A2000 12GB only has 12.0 GB. Try a smaller quantization or lighter model.
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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7.9 GB over capacity — needs offload or smaller quantization
Fit status
Too heavy
Decode
4.0 tok/s
TTFT
48543 ms
Safe context
4K
Memory
19.9 GB / 12.0 GB
Offload
40%
Usable VRAM is the main blocker for this model.
Not enough usable memory
The model needs 19.9 GB, but this setup only exposes 12.0 GB of usable VRAM.
Add more VRAM headroom
The first useful upgrade is more dedicated VRAM so you can fit the model without shrinking context or dropping to a much lower quant.
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat | F | Too heavy | 4.7 tok/s | 22684 ms | 4K |
| Coding | F | Too heavy | 4.0 tok/s | 48543 ms | 4K |
| Agentic Coding | F | Too heavy | 3.0 tok/s | 93320 ms | 4K |
| Reasoning | F | Too heavy | 4.0 tok/s | 57368 ms | 4K |
| RAG | F | Too heavy | 3.0 tok/s | 116649 ms | 4K |
How cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B (24B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX A2000 12GB (12.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 9.4 GB | Low | F0 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 11.8 GB | Low | F0 |
NVFP4 | 4 |
Upgrade options
RTX 4000 Ada 20GBBudget pickMakes the model fit on the accelerator instead of staying completely out of reach.
Removes host-memory offload, which is usually the single biggest latency and throughput win.
~$1,250 MSRP
RTX 3090 24GBBest valueMakes the model fit on the accelerator instead of staying completely out of reach.
Removes host-memory offload, which is usually the single biggest latency and throughput win.
~$1,499 MSRP
RTX 4090 24GBNVIDIA upgradeMakes the model fit on the accelerator instead of staying completely out of reach.
Removes host-memory offload, which is usually the single biggest latency and throughput win.
~$1,599 MSRP
No, cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B requires more memory than RTX A2000 12GB provides.
cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B (24B parameters) requires approximately 19.9 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On RTX A2000 12GB, cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B achieves approximately 4.0 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 48543ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B on RTX A2000 12GB receives a F grade with 4.0 tok/s and 4K context.
On RTX A2000 12GB, cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B can safely use up to 4K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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Preview:
13.4 GB |
| Medium |
| F0 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 14.6 GB | Medium | F0 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 17.3 GB | High | F0 |
Q6_K | 6 | 19.7 GB | High | F0 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 25.7 GB | Very High | F0 |
F16 | 16 | 49.2 GB | Maximum | F0 |
Add more VRAM headroom. The first useful upgrade is more dedicated VRAM so you can fit the model without shrinking context or dropping to a much lower quant.
