Solar 7B needs ~9.6 GB VRAM. RTX 3060 12GB has 12.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~60 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
59.8 tok/s
TTFT
3237 ms
Safe context
8K
Memory
9.6 GB / 12.0 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 | 59.8 tok/s | 1765 ms | 8K |
| Coding | A | Runs well | 59.8 tok/s | 3237 ms | 8K |
| Agentic Coding | A | Runs with offload (needs ~0.2 GB host RAM) | 41.0 tok/s | 6874 ms | 8K |
| Reasoning | A | Runs well | 59.8 tok/s | 3825 ms | 8K |
| RAG | A | Runs with offload (needs ~0.2 GB host RAM) | 41.0 tok/s | 8592 ms |
How Solar 7B (7B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX 3060 12GB (12.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 2.7 GB | Low | B70 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 3.4 GB | Low | A70 |
NVFP4 | 4 |
Copy-paste commands to run Solar 7B on your machine.
Run
lms load Solar-7B && lms server startYour hardware
| Model | Params | Grade | Decode | Capabilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Qwen 3.5 9B | 9B | S | 46.5 tok/s | |
| Qwen 3 14B | 14B | A | 17.9 tok/s |
Yes, RTX 3060 12GB can run Solar 7B with a A grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 59.8 tok/s.
Solar 7B (7B parameters) requires approximately 9.6 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Solar 7B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On RTX 3060 12GB, Solar 7B achieves approximately 59.8 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 3237ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Solar 7B on RTX 3060 12GB receives a A grade with 59.8 tok/s and 8K context.
On RTX 3060 12GB, Solar 7B can safely use up to 8K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is 8K, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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Preview:
| 8K |
| Medium |
| A71 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 4.3 GB | Medium | A72 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 5.0 GB | High | A73 |
Q6_K | 6 | 5.7 GB | High | A73 |
Q8_0Best for your GPU | 8 | 7.5 GB | Very High | A72 |
F16 | 16 | 14.3 GB | Maximum | F0 |
| Qwen 3 8B | 8B | S | 52.3 tok/s |
 Nemotron Nano 8B | 8B | S | 52.3 tok/s |
 Ministral 3 14B | 14B | A | 17.8 tok/s |