Nemotron 70B needs ~50.1 GB but RTX 5080 Laptop 16GB only has 16.0 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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34.1 GB over capacity — needs offload or smaller quantization
Fit status
Too heavy
Decode
2.5 tok/s
TTFT
78555 ms
Safe context
4K
Memory
50.1 GB / 16.0 GB
Offload
70%
Usable VRAM is the main blocker for this model.
Not enough usable memory
The model needs 50.1 GB, but this setup only exposes 16.0 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 | 2.5 tok/s | 42848 ms | 4K |
| Coding | F | Too heavy | 2.5 tok/s | 78555 ms | 4K |
| Agentic Coding | F | Too heavy | 2.5 tok/s | 114261 ms | 4K |
| Reasoning | F | Too heavy | 2.5 tok/s | 92837 ms | 4K |
| RAG | F | Too heavy | 2.5 tok/s | 142827 ms | 4K |
How Nemotron 70B (70B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX 5080 Laptop 16GB (16.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 27.3 GB | Low | F0 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 34.3 GB | Low | F0 |
NVFP4 | 4 |
Upgrade options
RTX A6000 48GBBest valueMakes the model fit on the accelerator instead of staying completely out of reach.
Raises estimated decode speed by about 256%.
~$4,650 MSRP
RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 48GBNVIDIA upgradeMakes the model fit on the accelerator instead of staying completely out of reach.
Raises estimated decode speed by about 612%.
~$4,999 MSRP
NVIDIA A16 64GBBudget 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.
~$6,500 MSRP
NVIDIA H100 80GBBiggest leapMakes 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.
~$40,000 MSRP
No, Nemotron 70B requires more memory than RTX 5080 Laptop 16GB provides.
Nemotron 70B (70B parameters) requires approximately 50.1 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Nemotron 70B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On RTX 5080 Laptop 16GB, Nemotron 70B achieves approximately 2.5 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 78555ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Nemotron 70B on RTX 5080 Laptop 16GB receives a F grade with 2.5 tok/s and 4K context.
On RTX 5080 Laptop 16GB, Nemotron 70B 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 | 42.7 GB | Medium | F0 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 50.4 GB | High | F0 |
Q6_K | 6 | 57.4 GB | High | F0 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 74.9 GB | Very High | F0 |
F16 | 16 | 143.5 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.
