Yi 34B Chat needs ~26.5 GB but RTX 3080 12GB only has 12.0 GB. Try a smaller quantization or lighter model.
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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14.5 GB over capacity — needs offload or smaller quantization
Fit status
Too heavy
Decode
3.4 tok/s
TTFT
57559 ms
Safe context
4K
Memory
26.5 GB / 12.0 GB
Offload
50%
Usable VRAM is the main blocker for this model.
Not enough usable memory
The model needs 26.5 GB, but this setup only exposes 12.0 GB of usable VRAM.
Add more VRAM headroom
The first useful upgrade is more dedicated VRAM so you can fit the model without shrinking context or dropping to a much lower quant.
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat | F | Too heavy | 3.7 tok/s | 28627 ms | 4K |
| Coding | F | Too heavy | 5.0 tok/s | 38620 ms | 4K |
| Agentic Coding | F | Too heavy | 3.4 tok/s | 83722 ms | 4K |
| Reasoning | F | Too heavy | 3.4 tok/s | 68024 ms | 4K |
| RAG | F | Too heavy | 3.4 tok/s | 104652 ms | 4K |
How Yi 34B Chat (34B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX 3080 12GB (12.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 13.3 GB | Low | F0 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 16.7 GB | Low | F0 |
NVFP4 | 4 | 19.0 GB | Medium | F0 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 20.7 GB | Medium | F0 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 24.5 GB | High | F0 |
Q6_K | 6 | 27.9 GB | High | F0 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 36.4 GB | Very High | F0 |
F16 | 16 | 69.7 GB | Maximum | F0 |
Opciones de mejora
RTX 3090 24GBMejor relación calidad-precioHace que el modelo quepa en el acelerador en lugar de seguir fuera de alcance.
Sube la velocidad estimada de decodificación alrededor de un 247%.
~$1,499 MSRP
RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell 24GBMejora NVIDIAHace que el modelo quepa en el acelerador en lugar de seguir fuera de alcance.
Sube la velocidad estimada de decodificación alrededor de un 397%.
~$1,599 MSRP
RTX 5090 32GBOpción económicaHace que el modelo quepa en el acelerador en lugar de seguir fuera de alcance.
Elimina el offload a memoria del sistema, que suele ser la mayor mejora individual en latencia y throughput.
~$1,999 MSRP
No, Yi 34B Chat requires more memory than RTX 3080 12GB provides.
Yi 34B Chat (34B parameters) requires approximately 26.5 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Yi 34B Chat is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On RTX 3080 12GB, Yi 34B Chat achieves approximately 5.0 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 38620ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Yi 34B Chat on RTX 3080 12GB receives a F grade with 5.0 tok/s and 4K context.
On RTX 3080 12GB, Yi 34B Chat can safely use up to 4K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is 200K, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
Add more VRAM headroom. The first useful upgrade is more dedicated VRAM so you can fit the model without shrinking context or dropping to a much lower quant.
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