Phi 4 Mini 4B needs ~5.6 GB VRAM. RTX 4060 Laptop 8GB has 8.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~64 tok/s.
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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Fit status
Runs well
Decode
64.0 tok/s
TTFT
3025 ms
Safe context
42K
Memory
5.6 GB / 8.0 GB
This setup is broadly balanced for this model.
No major red flags
This recommendation has enough memory headroom and acceptable estimated speed for the selected workload.
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat | A | Runs well | 64.0 tok/s | 1650 ms | 42K |
| Coding | A | Runs well | 64.0 tok/s | 3025 ms | 42K |
| Agentic Coding | A | Tight fit | 56.0 tok/s | 5029 ms | 42K |
| Reasoning | A | Runs well | 64.0 tok/s | 3575 ms | 42K |
| RAG | A | Tight fit | 64.0 tok/s | 5500 ms | 42K |
How Phi 4 Mini 4B (4B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX 4060 Laptop 8GB (8.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 1.6 GB | Low | A72 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 2.0 GB | Low | A72 |
NVFP4 | 4 |
Copy-paste commands to run Phi 4 Mini 4B on your machine.
Run
ollama run phi4-miniYour hardware
| Model | Params | Grade | Decode | Capabilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Qwen 3.5 9B | 9B | A | 18.5 tok/s | |
| Qwen 3 8B | 8B | A | 24 tok/s |
Yes, RTX 4060 Laptop 8GB can run Phi 4 Mini 4B with a A grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 64.0 tok/s.
Phi 4 Mini 4B (4B parameters) requires approximately 5.6 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Phi 4 Mini 4B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On RTX 4060 Laptop 8GB, Phi 4 Mini 4B achieves approximately 64.0 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 3025ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Phi 4 Mini 4B on RTX 4060 Laptop 8GB receives a A grade with 64.0 tok/s and 42K context.
On RTX 4060 Laptop 8GB, Phi 4 Mini 4B can safely use up to 42K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is 128K, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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Preview:
2.2 GB |
| Medium |
| A73 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 2.4 GB | Medium | A73 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 2.9 GB | High | A74 |
Q6_K | 6 | 3.3 GB | High | A74 |
Q8_0Best for your GPU | 8 | 4.3 GB | Very High | A74 |
F16 | 16 | 8.2 GB | Maximum | F0 |
 Nemotron Nano 8B | 8B | A | 25.5 tok/s |
 InternVL2 8B | 8B | A | 25.5 tok/s |
 Ministral 3 8B | 8B | A | 24 tok/s |