Can Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct 2506 run on RTX 4090 24GB?

YES — Tight Fit

C52Usable

Estimated from fit model

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct 2506 needs ~21.1 GB VRAM. RTX 4090 24GB has 24.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~52 tok/s.

Runtime: OllamaCapacity: TightBandwidth: HighStack: BasicBottleneck: Balanced

Operating mode

Choose the run profile you care about

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:

Select quantization to explore

Q4_K_M (Medium quality) — 21.1 GB, 52.3 tok/s, Tight fit

21.1 GB required24.0 GB available

88% VRAM used

Fit status

Tight fit

Decode

52.3 tok/s

TTFT

3700 ms

Safe context

33K

Memory

21.1 GB / 24.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights14.6 GB

KV Cache2.8 GB

Runtime1.2 GB

Headroom2.4 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsMistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct 2506 on RTX 4090 24GB
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: 52.3 tok/s decode · 3.7s TTFT (warm) · 131 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

Workload	Grade	Fit	Decode	TTFT	Context
Chat	B	Runs well	52.3 tok/s	2018 ms	33K
Coding	C	Tight fit	52.3 tok/s	3700 ms	33K
Agentic Coding	C	Runs with offload	52.3 tok/s	5381 ms	33K
Reasoning	C	Tight fit	52.3 tok/s	4372 ms	33K
RAG	C	Runs with offload	52.3 tok/s	6727 ms	33K

Inference speed

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct 2506 inference speed — tokens per second by GPU & Mac

Estimated decode speed (tokens/sec) for Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct 2506 at Q4_K_M across popular GPUs and Apple Silicon, using the fastest local runtime per device. Fastest is RTX 5090 32GB at ~82 tok/s. Speed is memory-bandwidth bound, so cards that fit the whole model in VRAM run far faster than ones that offload to system RAM.

GPU / Mac	Memory	Quant	Speed (tok/s)	Fits?
RTX 5090 32GB	32 GB	Q4_K_M	82.0	Fits
RTX 4090 24GB	24 GB	Q4_K_M	52.3	Tight
RX 7900 XTX 24GB	24 GB	Q4_K_M	47.2	Tight
RTX 3090 24GB	24 GB	Q4_K_M	44.8	Tight
Mac Studio M3 Ultra 256GB	256 GB	Q4_K_M	38.0	Fits
MacBook Pro M4 Max 128GB	128 GB	Q4_K_M	34.2	Fits
MacBook Pro M4 Max 64GB	64 GB	Q4_K_M	34.2	Fits
Mac Studio M2 Ultra 128GB	128 GB	Q4_K_M	31.7	Fits
Mac Studio M1 Ultra 128GB	128 GB	Q4_K_M	30.1	Fits
MacBook Pro M4 Pro 48GB	48 GB	Q4_K_M	21.5	Fits
RTX 4080 Super 16GB	16 GB	Q4_K_M	19.1	Too big
MacBook Pro M3 Max 64GB	64 GB	Q4_K_M	16.4	Fits
MacBook Pro M1 Max 64GB	64 GB	Q4_K_M	15.0	Fits
RTX 4070 12GB	12 GB	Q4_K_M	6.7	Too big
RTX 3060 12GB	12 GB	Q4_K_M	4.2	Too big
RTX 4060 8GB	8 GB	Q4_K_M	2.0	Too big

Estimates for single-stream decoding at Q4_K_M; real tokens/sec varies with prompt length, context, batch size, and runtime build. Prompt processing (prefill) is faster than the decode figures shown here.

Quantization options

How Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct 2506 (24B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX 4090 24GB (24.0 GB usable).

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	9.4 GB	Low	C49
Q3_K_S	3	11.8 GB	Low	C50
NVFP4	4	13.4 GB	Medium	C50
Q4_K_M	4	14.6 GB	Medium	C50
Q5_K_MBest for your GPU	5	17.3 GB	High	C50
Q6_K	6	19.7 GB	High	F0
Q8_0	8	25.7 GB	Very High	F0
F16	16	49.2 GB	Maximum	F0

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct 2506 on your machine.

Run

lms load hf-unsloth--mistral-small-3-2-24b-instruct-2506-gguf && lms server start

Opciones de mejora

Hardware que ejecuta bien Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct 2506

RTX 5090 32GBOpción económica

32 GB VRAM (+8)1792 GB/s (+784)

Sube la velocidad estimada de decodificación alrededor de un 57%.82 tok/s decodificación

Sube la velocidad estimada de decodificación alrededor de un 57%.

Añade margen de memoria para más contexto y para que el modelo envejezca mejor.

~$1,999 MSRP

RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell 32GBMejor relación calidad-precio

32 GB VRAM (+8)

Añade margen de memoria para más contexto y para que el modelo envejezca mejor.51.4 tok/s decodificación

Añade margen de memoria para más contexto y para que el modelo envejezca mejor.

~$2,499 MSRP

RTX 5000 Ada 32GBMejora NVIDIA

32 GB VRAM (+8)

Añade margen de memoria para más contexto y para que el modelo envejezca mejor.31.5 tok/s decodificación

Añade margen de memoria para más contexto y para que el modelo envejezca mejor.

~$4,000 MSRP

Frequently asked questions

Can RTX 4090 24GB run Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct 2506?

Yes, RTX 4090 24GB can run Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct 2506 with a C grade (Tight fit). Expected decode speed: 52.3 tok/s.

How much VRAM does Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct 2506 need?

Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct 2506 (24B parameters) requires approximately 21.1 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

What is the best quantization for Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct 2506?

The recommended quantization for Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct 2506 is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

What speed will Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct 2506 run at on RTX 4090 24GB?

On RTX 4090 24GB, Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct 2506 achieves approximately 52.3 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 3700ms using Q4_K_M quantization.

Can RTX 4090 24GB run Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct 2506 for coding?

For coding workloads, Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct 2506 on RTX 4090 24GB receives a C grade with 52.3 tok/s and 33K context.

What context window can Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct 2506 use on RTX 4090 24GB?

On RTX 4090 24GB, Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct 2506 can safely use up to 33K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.

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