StableLM 2 12B needs ~26.5 GB VRAM. Quadro RTX 8000 48GB has 48.0 GB. With Q5_K_M quantization, expect ~50 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.
Select quantization to explore
Fit status
Runs well
Decode
50.1 tok/s
TTFT
3867 ms
Safe context
4K
Memory
26.5 GB / 48.0 GB
This setup is broadly balanced for this model.
Older PCIe generation
PCIe 3.0 is workable, but it compounds the penalty when you offload heavily or try to scale across multiple cards.
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat | C | Runs well | 50.1 tok/s | 2109 ms | 4K |
| Coding | C | Runs well | 50.1 tok/s | 3867 ms | 4K |
| Agentic Coding | C | Runs well | 50.1 tok/s | 5625 ms | 4K |
| Reasoning | C | Runs well | 50.1 tok/s | 4570 ms | 4K |
| RAG | C | Runs well | 50.1 tok/s | 7031 ms | 4K |
How StableLM 2 12B (12B params) fits at each quantization level on Quadro RTX 8000 48GB (48.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 4.7 GB | Low | C41 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 5.9 GB | Low | C42 |
NVFP4 | 4 |
Copy-paste commands to run StableLM 2 12B on your machine.
Run
docker run --rm -it ghcr.io/ggerganov/llama.cpp:full \
--hf-repo "stabilityai/stablelm-2-12b-chat" \
--hf-file "stablelm-2-12b-chat-Q5_K_M.gguf" \
-c 4096 -ngl 99Yes, Quadro RTX 8000 48GB can run StableLM 2 12B with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 50.1 tok/s.
StableLM 2 12B (12B parameters) requires approximately 26.5 GB of memory with Q5_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for StableLM 2 12B is Q5_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On Quadro RTX 8000 48GB, StableLM 2 12B achieves approximately 50.1 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 3867ms using Q5_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, StableLM 2 12B on Quadro RTX 8000 48GB receives a C grade with 50.1 tok/s and 4K context.
On Quadro RTX 8000 48GB, StableLM 2 12B can safely use up to 4K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is 4K, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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Preview:
6.7 GB |
| Medium |
| C42 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 7.3 GB | Medium | C42 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 8.6 GB | High | C42 |
Q6_K | 6 | 9.8 GB | High | C43 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 12.8 GB | Very High | C43 |
F16Best for your GPU | 16 | 24.6 GB | Maximum | C47 |