Nous Hermes 1.0 needs ~20.0 GB but RTX 2080 Ti 11GB only has 11.0 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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9.0 GB over capacity — needs offload or smaller quantization
Fit status
Too heavy
Decode
14.3 tok/s
TTFT
13522 ms
Safe context
4K
Memory
20.0 GB / 11.0 GB
Offload
40%
Usable VRAM is the main blocker for this model.
Not enough usable memory
The model needs 20.0 GB, but this setup only exposes 11.0 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 | 31.9 tok/s | 3315 ms | 4K |
| Coding | F | Too heavy | 14.3 tok/s | 13522 ms | 4K |
| Agentic Coding | F | Too heavy | 10.9 tok/s | 25741 ms | 4K |
| Reasoning | F | Too heavy | 14.3 tok/s | 15980 ms | 4K |
| RAG | F | Too heavy | 10.9 tok/s | 32176 ms | 4K |
How Nous Hermes 1.0 (9B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX 2080 Ti 11GB (11.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 3.5 GB | Low | A71 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 4.4 GB | Low | A73 |
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, Nous Hermes 1.0 requires more memory than RTX 2080 Ti 11GB provides.
Nous Hermes 1.0 (9B parameters) requires approximately 20.0 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Nous Hermes 1.0 is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On RTX 2080 Ti 11GB, Nous Hermes 1.0 achieves approximately 14.3 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 13522ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Nous Hermes 1.0 on RTX 2080 Ti 11GB receives a F grade with 14.3 tok/s and 4K context.
On RTX 2080 Ti 11GB, Nous Hermes 1.0 can safely use up to 4K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is 16K, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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Preview:
5.0 GB |
| Medium |
| A73 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 5.5 GB | Medium | A73 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 6.5 GB | High | A73 |
Q6_KBest for your GPU | 6 | 7.4 GB | High | A73 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 9.6 GB | Very High | F0 |
F16 | 16 | 18.5 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.
