mistral small 3.1 24b instruct 2503 hf needs ~19.8 GB but GTX 1080 Ti 11GB only has 11.0 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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8.8 GB over capacity — needs offload or smaller quantization
Fit status
Too heavy
Decode
3.9 tok/s
TTFT
49211 ms
Safe context
4K
Memory
19.8 GB / 11.0 GB
Offload
40%
Usable VRAM is the main blocker for this model.
Not enough usable memory
The model needs 19.8 GB, but this setup only exposes 11.0 GB of usable VRAM.
Older PCIe generation
PCIe 3.0 is workable, but it compounds the penalty when you offload heavily or try to scale across multiple cards.
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 | 4.6 tok/s | 22824 ms | 4K |
| Coding | F | Too heavy | 3.9 tok/s | 49211 ms | 4K |
| Agentic Coding | F | Too heavy | 2.9 tok/s | 95885 ms | 4K |
| Reasoning | F | Too heavy | 3.9 tok/s | 58159 ms | 4K |
| RAG | F | Too heavy | 2.9 tok/s | 119856 ms | 4K |
How mistral small 3.1 24b instruct 2503 hf (24B params) fits at each quantization level on GTX 1080 Ti 11GB (11.0 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, mistral small 3.1 24b instruct 2503 hf requires more memory than GTX 1080 Ti 11GB provides.
mistral small 3.1 24b instruct 2503 hf (24B parameters) requires approximately 19.8 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for mistral small 3.1 24b instruct 2503 hf is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On GTX 1080 Ti 11GB, mistral small 3.1 24b instruct 2503 hf achieves approximately 3.9 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 49211ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, mistral small 3.1 24b instruct 2503 hf on GTX 1080 Ti 11GB receives a F grade with 3.9 tok/s and 4K context.
On GTX 1080 Ti 11GB, mistral small 3.1 24b instruct 2503 hf 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.
