Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct 2506 needs ~19.5 GB but RTX 5060 8GB only has 8.0 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.
Select quantization to explore
11.5 GB over capacity — needs offload or smaller quantization
Fit status
Too heavy
Decode
2.8 tok/s
TTFT
69143 ms
Safe context
4K
Memory
19.5 GB / 8.0 GB
Offload
60%
Usable VRAM is the main blocker for this model.
Not enough usable memory
The model needs 19.5 GB, but this setup only exposes 8.0 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 | 2.8 tok/s | 37714 ms | 4K |
| Coding | F | Too heavy | 2.8 tok/s | 69143 ms | 4K |
| Agentic Coding | F | Too heavy | 2.8 tok/s | 100571 ms | 4K |
| Reasoning | F | Too heavy | 2.8 tok/s | 81714 ms | 4K |
| RAG | F | Too heavy | 2.8 tok/s | 125714 ms | 4K |
Inference speed
Estimated decode speed (tokens/sec) for Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct 2506 at Q4_K_M across popular GPUs and Apple Silicon, using the fastest local runtime per device. Fastest is RTX 5090 32GB at ~82 tok/s. Speed is memory-bandwidth bound, so cards that fit the whole model in VRAM run far faster than ones that offload to system RAM.
| GPU / Mac | Memory | Quant | Speed (tok/s) | Fits? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 RTX 5090 32GB | 32 GB | Q4_K_M | 82.0 | Fits |
| RTX 4090 24GB | 24 GB | Q4_K_M | 52.3 | Tight |
RX 7900 XTX 24GB | 24 GB | Q4_K_M | 47.2 | Tight |
| RTX 3090 24GB | 24 GB | Q4_K_M | 44.8 | Tight |
Mac Studio M3 Ultra 256GB | 256 GB | Q4_K_M | 38.0 | Fits |
MacBook Pro M4 Max 128GB | 128 GB | Q4_K_M | 34.2 | Fits |
MacBook Pro M4 Max 64GB | 64 GB | Q4_K_M | 34.2 | Fits |
Mac Studio M2 Ultra 128GB | 128 GB | Q4_K_M | 31.7 | Fits |
Mac Studio M1 Ultra 128GB | 128 GB | Q4_K_M | 30.1 | Fits |
MacBook Pro M4 Pro 48GB | 48 GB | Q4_K_M | 21.5 | Fits |
| RTX 4080 Super 16GB | 16 GB | Q4_K_M | 19.1 | Too big |
MacBook Pro M3 Max 64GB | 64 GB | Q4_K_M | 16.4 | Fits |
MacBook Pro M1 Max 64GB | 64 GB | Q4_K_M | 15.0 | Fits |
| RTX 4070 12GB | 12 GB | Q4_K_M | 6.7 | Too big |
| RTX 3060 12GB | 12 GB | Q4_K_M | 4.2 | Too big |
| RTX 4060 8GB | 8 GB | Q4_K_M | 2.0 | Too big |
Estimates for single-stream decoding at Q4_K_M; real tokens/sec varies with prompt length, context, batch size, and runtime build. Prompt processing (prefill) is faster than the decode figures shown here.
How Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct 2506 (24B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX 5060 8GB (8.0 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 | 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 |
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 3.2 24B Instruct 2506 requires more memory than RTX 5060 8GB provides.
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct 2506 (24B parameters) requires approximately 19.5 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct 2506 is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On RTX 5060 8GB, Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct 2506 achieves approximately 2.8 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 69143ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct 2506 on RTX 5060 8GB receives a F grade with 2.8 tok/s and 4K context.
On RTX 5060 8GB, Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct 2506 can safely use up to 4K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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.
Paste this snippet into any page to show a live fit card.
<iframe src="https://willitrunai.com/embed/hf-unsloth--mistral-small-3-2-24b-instruct-2506-gguf-on-rtx-5060-8gb" width="400" height="180" frameborder="0" style="border:none;border-radius:12px;overflow:hidden;" title="Will It Run AI — fit result"></iframe>
Preview:
