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Can EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct run on RTX 3080 10GB?

YES — Runs Great

B57Good
Estimated from fit model

EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct needs ~7.9 GB VRAM. RTX 3080 10GB has 10.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~109 tok/s.

Runtime: OllamaCapacity: RoomyBandwidth: MediumStack: BasicBottleneck: Balanced
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Operating mode

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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.

Capabilities:

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Q4_K_M (Medium quality) — 7.9 GB, 109.2 tok/s, Runs well
7.9 GB required10.0 GB available
79% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

109.2 tok/s

TTFT

1773 ms

Safe context

53K

Memory

7.9 GB / 10.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights4.8 GB
KV Cache0.9 GB
Runtime1.2 GB
Headroom1.0 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsEXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct on RTX 3080 10GB
1st promptCold start — includes initialization
>What is local AI inference?
Local AI inference means running an AI language model directly on your own hardware — your laptop, desktop, or server — instead of sending requests to a remote cloud API. When you run inference locally the model weights are loaded into your GPU or unified memory. Each token you generate requires reading those weights from memory, so memory bandwidth is the main bottleneck for decode speed. Key benefits of running locally: - Full privacy: your prompts never leave your machine - No per-token cost or rate limits - Works offline once the model is downloaded - Latency depends only on your hardware
2nd promptWarm — model ready, no init overhead
>How much VRAM do I need?
It depends on the model size and quantization level. A rough rule of thumb: Model size Q4 (4-bit) Q8 (8-bit) FP16 7B params ~4.3 GB ~7.5 GB ~14 GB 13B params ~7.9 GB ~13.9 GB ~26 GB 70B params ~42.7 GB ~74.9 GB ~140 GB Most people use 4-bit quantization (Q4_K_M) which gives 90-95% of full quality at a fraction of the memory. A 24 GB GPU can comfortably run most 7B-13B models.
Estimated: 109.2 tok/s decode · 1.8s TTFT (warm) · 273 tok/s prefill

What limits this setup

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.

Best improvement path

Performance by workload

WorkloadGradeFitDecodeTTFTContext
ChatBRuns well109.2 tok/s967 ms53K
CodingBRuns well109.2 tok/s1773 ms53K
Agentic CodingCTight fit109.2 tok/s2579 ms53K
ReasoningBRuns well109.2 tok/s2095 ms53K
RAGCTight fit109.2 tok/s3223 ms53K

Quantization options

How EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct (7.800000190734863B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX 3080 10GB (10.0 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
3.0 GB
LowC51
Q3_K_S
3
3.8 GB
LowC52
NVFP4
4
4.4 GB
MediumC53
Q4_K_M
4
4.8 GB
MediumC53
Q5_K_M
5
5.6 GB
HighC52
Q6_KBest for your GPU
6
6.4 GB
HighC52
Q8_0
8
8.3 GB
Very HighF0
F16
16
16.0 GB
MaximumF0

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct on your machine.

Run

lms load hf-lmstudio-community--exaone-3-5-7-8b-instruct-gguf && lms server start

Frequently asked questions

Can RTX 3080 10GB run EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct?

Yes, RTX 3080 10GB can run EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct with a B grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 109.2 tok/s.

How much VRAM does EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct need?

EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct (7.800000190734863B parameters) requires approximately 7.9 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

What is the best quantization for EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct?

The recommended quantization for EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

What speed will EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct run at on RTX 3080 10GB?

On RTX 3080 10GB, EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct achieves approximately 109.2 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 1773ms using Q4_K_M quantization.

Can RTX 3080 10GB run EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct for coding?

For coding workloads, EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct on RTX 3080 10GB receives a B grade with 109.2 tok/s and 53K context.

What context window can EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct use on RTX 3080 10GB?

On RTX 3080 10GB, EXAONE 3.5 7.8B Instruct can safely use up to 53K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.

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