Can EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct i1 run on RTX 3080 10GB?

YES — Runs Great

B57Good

Estimated from fit model

EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct i1 needs ~7.9 GB VRAM. RTX 3080 10GB has 10.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~109 tok/s.

Runtime: OllamaCapacity: RoomyBandwidth: MediumStack: BasicBottleneck: Balanced

Operating mode

Choose the run profile you care about

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.

Capabilities:

Select quantization to explore

Q4_K_M (Medium quality) — 7.9 GB, 109.2 tok/s, Runs well

7.9 GB required10.0 GB available

79% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

109.2 tok/s

TTFT

1773 ms

Safe context

53K

Memory

7.9 GB / 10.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights4.8 GB

KV Cache0.9 GB

Runtime1.2 GB

Headroom1.0 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsEXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct i1 on RTX 3080 10GB
1st promptCold start — includes initialization
>What is local AI inference?
Local AI inference means running an AI language model directly on your own hardware — your laptop, desktop, or server — instead of sending requests to a remote cloud API.

When you run inference locally the model weights are loaded into your GPU or unified memory. Each token you generate requires reading those weights from memory, so memory bandwidth is the main bottleneck for decode speed.

Key benefits of running locally:
  - Full privacy: your prompts never leave your machine
  - No per-token cost or rate limits
  - Works offline once the model is downloaded
  - Latency depends only on your hardware
2nd promptWarm — model ready, no init overhead
>How much VRAM do I need?
It depends on the model size and quantization level. A rough rule of thumb:

  Model size     Q4 (4-bit)    Q8 (8-bit)    FP16
  7B params      ~4.3 GB       ~7.5 GB       ~14 GB
  13B params     ~7.9 GB       ~13.9 GB      ~26 GB
  70B params     ~42.7 GB      ~74.9 GB      ~140 GB

Most people use 4-bit quantization (Q4_K_M) which gives 90-95% of full quality at a fraction of the memory. A 24 GB GPU can comfortably run most 7B-13B models.
Estimated: 109.2 tok/s decode · 1.8s TTFT (warm) · 273 tok/s prefill

What limits this setup

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.

Best improvement path

Performance by workload

Workload	Grade	Fit	Decode	TTFT	Context
Chat	B	Runs well	109.2 tok/s	967 ms	53K
Coding	B	Runs well	109.2 tok/s	1773 ms	53K
Agentic Coding	C	Tight fit	109.2 tok/s	2579 ms	53K
Reasoning	B	Runs well	109.2 tok/s	2095 ms	53K
RAG	C	Tight fit	109.2 tok/s	3223 ms	53K

Quantization options

How EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct i1 (7.800000190734863B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX 3080 10GB (10.0 GB usable).

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	3.0 GB	Low	C51
Q3_K_S	3	3.8 GB	Low	C52
NVFP4	4

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct i1 on your machine.

Run

lms load hf-mradermacher--exaone-3-5-7-8b-instruct-i1-gguf && lms server start

Frequently asked questions

Can RTX 3080 10GB run EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct i1?

Yes, RTX 3080 10GB can run EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct i1 with a B grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 109.2 tok/s.

How much VRAM does EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct i1 need?

EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct i1 (7.800000190734863B parameters) requires approximately 7.9 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

What is the best quantization for EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct i1?

The recommended quantization for EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct i1 is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

What speed will EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct i1 run at on RTX 3080 10GB?

On RTX 3080 10GB, EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct i1 achieves approximately 109.2 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 1773ms using Q4_K_M quantization.

Can RTX 3080 10GB run EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct i1 for coding?

For coding workloads, EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct i1 on RTX 3080 10GB receives a B grade with 109.2 tok/s and 53K context.

What context window can EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct i1 use on RTX 3080 10GB?

On RTX 3080 10GB, EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct i1 can safely use up to 53K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.

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