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Can Ministral 3 3B Instruct 2512 run on RTX 2080 Ti 11GB?

YES — Runs Great

C48Usable
Estimated from fit model

Ministral 3 3B Instruct 2512 needs ~4.5 GB VRAM. RTX 2080 Ti 11GB has 11.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~42 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) 4.5 GB, 42.0 tok/s, Runs well
4.5 GB required11.0 GB available
41% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

42.0 tok/s

TTFT

4610 ms

Safe context

313K

Memory

4.5 GB / 11.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights1.8 GB
KV Cache0.4 GB
Runtime1.2 GB
Headroom1.1 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsMinistral 3 3B Instruct 2512 on RTX 2080 Ti 11GB
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: 42.0 tok/s decode · 4.6s TTFT (warm) · 105 tok/s prefill

What limits this setup

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.

Best improvement path

Performance by workload

WorkloadGradeFitDecodeTTFTContext
ChatCRuns well42.0 tok/s2514 ms313K
CodingCRuns well42.0 tok/s4610 ms313K
Agentic CodingCRuns well42.0 tok/s6705 ms313K
ReasoningCRuns well42.0 tok/s5448 ms313K
RAGCRuns well42.0 tok/s8381 ms313K

Quantization options

How Ministral 3 3B Instruct 2512 (3B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX 2080 Ti 11GB (11.0 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
1.2 GB
LowC48
Q3_K_S
3
1.5 GB
LowC48
NVFP4
4
1.7 GB
MediumC48
Q4_K_M
4
1.8 GB
MediumC49
Q5_K_M
5
2.2 GB
HighC49
Q6_K
6
2.5 GB
HighC50
Q8_0
8
3.2 GB
Very HighC50
F16Best for your GPU
16
6.1 GB
MaximumC52

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Ministral 3 3B Instruct 2512 on your machine.

Run

lms load hf-mistralai--ministral-3-3b-instruct-2512-gguf && lms server start

Opciones de mejora

Hardware que ejecuta bien Ministral 3 3B Instruct 2512

Frequently asked questions

Can RTX 2080 Ti 11GB run Ministral 3 3B Instruct 2512?

Yes, RTX 2080 Ti 11GB can run Ministral 3 3B Instruct 2512 with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 42.0 tok/s.

How much VRAM does Ministral 3 3B Instruct 2512 need?

Ministral 3 3B Instruct 2512 (3B parameters) requires approximately 4.5 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

What is the best quantization for Ministral 3 3B Instruct 2512?

The recommended quantization for Ministral 3 3B Instruct 2512 is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

What speed will Ministral 3 3B Instruct 2512 run at on RTX 2080 Ti 11GB?

On RTX 2080 Ti 11GB, Ministral 3 3B Instruct 2512 achieves approximately 42.0 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 4610ms using Q4_K_M quantization.

Can RTX 2080 Ti 11GB run Ministral 3 3B Instruct 2512 for coding?

For coding workloads, Ministral 3 3B Instruct 2512 on RTX 2080 Ti 11GB receives a C grade with 42.0 tok/s and 313K context.

What context window can Ministral 3 3B Instruct 2512 use on RTX 2080 Ti 11GB?

On RTX 2080 Ti 11GB, Ministral 3 3B Instruct 2512 can safely use up to 313K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.

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