Can Llama 3.2 11B Vision run on RTX 3080 10GB?

BARELY — Tight on Memory

B57Good
Estimated from fit model

Llama 3.2 11B Vision needs ~10.9 GB VRAM. RTX 3080 10GB has 10.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~58 tok/s.

Runtime: OllamaCapacity: OffloadBandwidth: MediumStack: BasicBottleneck: Host offload
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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:

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Q4_K_M (Medium quality) 10.9 GB, 58.3 tok/s, Very compromised (needs ~0.5 GB host RAM)
10.9 GB required10.0 GB available
109% VRAM needed

0.9 GB over capacity — needs offload or smaller quantization

Fit status

Very compromised (needs ~0.5 GB host RAM)

Decode

58.3 tok/s

TTFT

3321 ms

Safe context

9K

Memory

10.9 GB / 10.0 GB

Offload

10%

Memory breakdown

Weights6.7 GB
KV Cache2.0 GB
Runtime1.2 GB
Headroom1.0 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsLlama 3.2 11B Vision 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: 58.3 tok/s decode · 3.3s TTFT (warm) · 146 tok/s prefill

What limits this setup

It fits through host-memory offload, and offload is the main reason performance drops.

CPU or host-memory offload is active

About 10% of the working set spills out of accelerator memory, which usually hurts latency and sustained decode throughput.

Very little memory headroom

You can run the model, but there is not much room left for longer context, bigger batches, extra apps, or future model updates.

Best improvement path

Remove offload with more accelerator memory

Prioritize a GPU or unified-memory tier that fits the whole model natively. Removing offload usually helps more than small compute gains.

Buy headroom, not only minimum fit

A slightly larger memory tier gives you safer context growth and makes the recommendation more future-proof.

Increase host RAM if you keep offloading

This setup may need roughly 0.5 GB of extra host RAM just for the offloaded portion, before OS and other tools.

Performance by workload

WorkloadGradeFitDecodeTTFTContext
ChatBRuns with offload92.5 tok/s1141 ms9K
CodingBVery compromised (needs ~0.5 GB host RAM)58.3 tok/s3321 ms9K
Agentic CodingFToo heavy41.2 tok/s6841 ms9K
ReasoningBVery compromised54.2 tok/s4219 ms9K
RAGFToo heavy41.2 tok/s8551 ms9K

Quantization options

How Llama 3.2 11B Vision (11B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX 3080 10GB (10.0 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
4.3 GB
LowB67
Q3_K_S
3
5.4 GB
LowB67
NVFP4
4
6.2 GB
MediumB67
Q4_K_MBest for your GPU
4
6.7 GB
MediumB67
Q5_K_M
5
7.9 GB
HighF0
Q6_K
6
9.0 GB
HighF0
Q8_0
8
11.8 GB
Very HighF0
F16
16
22.5 GB
MaximumF0

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Llama 3.2 11B Vision on your machine.

Run

ollama run llama3.2-vision:11b

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Frequently asked questions

Can RTX 3080 10GB run Llama 3.2 11B Vision?

Yes, RTX 3080 10GB can run Llama 3.2 11B Vision with a B grade (Very compromised (needs ~0.5 GB host RAM)). Expected decode speed: 58.3 tok/s.

How much VRAM does Llama 3.2 11B Vision need?

Llama 3.2 11B Vision (11B parameters) requires approximately 10.9 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

What is the best quantization for Llama 3.2 11B Vision?

The recommended quantization for Llama 3.2 11B Vision is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

What speed will Llama 3.2 11B Vision run at on RTX 3080 10GB?

On RTX 3080 10GB, Llama 3.2 11B Vision achieves approximately 58.3 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 3321ms using Q4_K_M quantization.

Can RTX 3080 10GB run Llama 3.2 11B Vision for coding?

For coding workloads, Llama 3.2 11B Vision on RTX 3080 10GB receives a B grade with 58.3 tok/s and 9K context.

What context window can Llama 3.2 11B Vision use on RTX 3080 10GB?

On RTX 3080 10GB, Llama 3.2 11B Vision can safely use up to 9K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is 16K, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.

What should I upgrade first if Llama 3.2 11B Vision feels slow on RTX 3080 10GB?

Remove offload with more accelerator memory. Prioritize a GPU or unified-memory tier that fits the whole model natively. Removing offload usually helps more than small compute gains.

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