Can stablelm 2 zephyr 1.6b run on RTX 2060 6GB?

YES — Runs Great

C48Usable

Estimated from fit model

stablelm 2 zephyr 1.6b needs ~3.0 GB VRAM. RTX 2060 6GB has 6.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~22 tok/s.

Runtime: OllamaCapacity: RoomyBandwidth: LowStack: 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) — 3.0 GB, 22.4 tok/s, Runs well

3.0 GB required6.0 GB available

50% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

22.4 tok/s

TTFT

8643 ms

Safe context

275K

Memory

3.0 GB / 6.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights1.0 GB

KV Cache0.2 GB

Runtime1.2 GB

Headroom0.6 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsstablelm 2 zephyr 1.6b on RTX 2060 6GB
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: 22.4 tok/s decode · 8.6s TTFT (warm) · 56 tok/s prefill

What limits this setup

This setup is broadly balanced for this model.

Older PCIe generation

PCIe 3.0 is workable, but it compounds the penalty when you offload heavily or try to scale across multiple cards.

Best improvement path

Performance by workload

Workload	Grade	Fit	Decode	TTFT	Context
Chat	C	Runs well	22.4 tok/s	4714 ms	258K
Coding	C	Runs well	22.4 tok/s	8643 ms	275K
Agentic Coding	C	Runs well	22.4 tok/s	12571 ms	275K
Reasoning	C	Runs well	22.4 tok/s	10214 ms	275K
RAG	C	Runs well	22.4 tok/s	15714 ms	275K

Quantization options

How stablelm 2 zephyr 1.6b (1.600000023841858B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX 2060 6GB (6.0 GB usable).

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	0.6 GB	Low	C51
Q3_K_S	3	0.8 GB	Low	C52
NVFP4	4

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run stablelm 2 zephyr 1.6b on your machine.

Run

lms load hf-second-state--stablelm-2-zephyr-1-6b-gguf && lms server start

Frequently asked questions

Can RTX 2060 6GB run stablelm 2 zephyr 1.6b?

Yes, RTX 2060 6GB can run stablelm 2 zephyr 1.6b with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 22.4 tok/s.

How much VRAM does stablelm 2 zephyr 1.6b need?

stablelm 2 zephyr 1.6b (1.600000023841858B parameters) requires approximately 3.0 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

What is the best quantization for stablelm 2 zephyr 1.6b?

The recommended quantization for stablelm 2 zephyr 1.6b is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

What speed will stablelm 2 zephyr 1.6b run at on RTX 2060 6GB?

On RTX 2060 6GB, stablelm 2 zephyr 1.6b achieves approximately 22.4 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 8643ms using Q4_K_M quantization.

Can RTX 2060 6GB run stablelm 2 zephyr 1.6b for coding?

For coding workloads, stablelm 2 zephyr 1.6b on RTX 2060 6GB receives a C grade with 22.4 tok/s and 275K context.

What context window can stablelm 2 zephyr 1.6b use on RTX 2060 6GB?

On RTX 2060 6GB, stablelm 2 zephyr 1.6b can safely use up to 275K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.

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