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Can internlm2 math plus 20b i1 run on GTX 1080 Ti 11GB?

YES — With Q2_K

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Estimated from fit model

internlm2 math plus 20b i1 needs ~12.4 GB VRAM. GTX 1080 Ti 11GB has 11.0 GB. With Q2_K quantization, expect ~17 tok/s.

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

Balanced

Balanced for general local use. Keeps the ranking neutral across personal and serving workflows.

internlm2 math plus 20b i1 at Q4_K_M needs 16.8 GB — too much for GTX 1080 Ti 11GB (11.0 GB). Runs at Q2_K (12.4 GB) with low quality.
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Q4_K_M (Medium quality) 16.8 GB, exceeds 11.0 GB available
16.8 GB required11.0 GB available
153% VRAM needed

5.8 GB over capacity — needs offload or smaller quantization

Fit status

Too heavy

Decode

6.7 tok/s

TTFT

28904 ms

Safe context

4K

Memory

16.8 GB / 11.0 GB

Offload

30%

Memory breakdown

Weights12.2 GB
KV Cache2.3 GB
Runtime1.2 GB
Headroom1.1 GB

See how fast it feels

With memory offload — actual speed may be lower
See how fast it feelsinternlm2 math plus 20b i1 on GTX 1080 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: 6.7 tok/s decode · 28.9s TTFT (warm) · 17 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.

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

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 0.9 GB of extra host RAM just for the offloaded portion, before OS and other tools.

Performance by workload

WorkloadGradeFitDecodeTTFTContext
ChatFToo heavy7.8 tok/s13457 ms4K
CodingFToo heavy6.7 tok/s28904 ms4K
Agentic CodingFToo heavy5.0 tok/s55967 ms4K
ReasoningFToo heavy6.7 tok/s34159 ms4K
RAGFToo heavy5.0 tok/s69959 ms4K

Quantization options

How internlm2 math plus 20b i1 (20B params) fits at each quantization level on GTX 1080 Ti 11GB (11.0 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
7.8 GB
LowF0
Q3_K_S
3
9.8 GB
LowF0
NVFP4
4
11.2 GB
MediumF0
Q4_K_M
4
12.2 GB
MediumF0
Q5_K_M
5
14.4 GB
HighF0
Q6_K
6
16.4 GB
HighF0
Q8_0
8
21.4 GB
Very HighF0
F16
16
41.0 GB
MaximumF0

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run internlm2 math plus 20b i1 on your machine.

Run

lms load hf-mradermacher--internlm2-math-plus-20b-i1-gguf && lms server start

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Frequently asked questions

Can GTX 1080 Ti 11GB run internlm2 math plus 20b i1?

Yes, GTX 1080 Ti 11GB can run internlm2 math plus 20b i1 at Q2_K quantization (Very compromised (needs ~0.9 GB host RAM)). The recommended Q4_K_M requires 16.8 GB which exceeds available memory, but at Q2_K it needs only 12.4 GB. Expected decode speed: 17.3 tok/s.

How much VRAM does internlm2 math plus 20b i1 need?

internlm2 math plus 20b i1 (20B parameters) requires approximately 16.8 GB at Q4_K_M quantization. On GTX 1080 Ti 11GB, it fits at Q2_K using 12.4 GB.

What is the best quantization for internlm2 math plus 20b i1?

The recommended quantization is Q4_K_M, but on GTX 1080 Ti 11GB the best fitting quantization is Q2_K, which uses 12.4 GB.

What speed will internlm2 math plus 20b i1 run at on GTX 1080 Ti 11GB?

On GTX 1080 Ti 11GB, internlm2 math plus 20b i1 achieves approximately 17.3 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 11182ms using Q2_K quantization.

Can GTX 1080 Ti 11GB run internlm2 math plus 20b i1 for coding?

For coding workloads, internlm2 math plus 20b i1 on GTX 1080 Ti 11GB receives a F grade with 6.7 tok/s and 4K context.

What context window can internlm2 math plus 20b i1 use on GTX 1080 Ti 11GB?

On GTX 1080 Ti 11GB, internlm2 math plus 20b i1 can safely use up to 6K tokens of context at Q2_K quantization. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.

What should I upgrade first if internlm2 math plus 20b i1 feels slow on GTX 1080 Ti 11GB?

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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