Magistral Small 2507 needs ~19.1 GB but GTX 1080 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.
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11.1 GB over capacity — needs offload or smaller quantization
Fit status
Too heavy
Decode
2.1 tok/s
TTFT
93099 ms
Safe context
4K
Memory
19.1 GB / 8.0 GB
Offload
60%
Usable VRAM is the main blocker for this model.
Not enough usable memory
The model needs 19.1 GB, but this setup only exposes 8.0 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 | 2.1 tok/s | 50781 ms | 4K |
| Coding | F | Too heavy | 2.1 tok/s | 93099 ms | 4K |
| Agentic Coding | F | Too heavy | 2.1 tok/s | 135417 ms | 4K |
| Reasoning | F | Too heavy | 2.1 tok/s | 110026 ms | 4K |
| RAG | F | Too heavy | 2.1 tok/s | 169271 ms | 4K |
How Magistral Small 2507 (24B params) fits at each quantization level on GTX 1080 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 |
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, Magistral Small 2507 requires more memory than GTX 1080 8GB provides.
Magistral Small 2507 (24B parameters) requires approximately 19.1 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Magistral Small 2507 is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On GTX 1080 8GB, Magistral Small 2507 achieves approximately 2.1 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 93099ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Magistral Small 2507 on GTX 1080 8GB receives a F grade with 2.1 tok/s and 4K context.
On GTX 1080 8GB, Magistral Small 2507 can safely use up to 4K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is 131K, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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Preview:
| 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.
