Can the GeForce RTX 3060 12GB (used) run Hermes 3 Llama 3.1 8B?
Fits comfortably at Q4_K_M.
Hermes 3 Llama 3.1 8B is 8.03B parameters. At Q4_K_M the weights are about 4.5 GiB; with the 1.5 GiB runtime reserve that is 6.0 GiB against the card's 12GB, leaving about 6.0 GiB for context.
All three quants
12GB card| Quant | Weights | With reserve | Verdict | Headroom |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4_K_Mthe everyday quant | 4.5 GiB | 6.0 GiB | Fits comfortably | 6.0 GiB |
| Q8_0near-lossless | 7.9 GiB | 9.4 GiB | Fits comfortably | 2.6 GiB |
| FP16full weights | 15.0 GiB | 16.5 GiB | Only with CPU offload | short 4.5 GiB |
Verdict rules: fits comfortably when weights plus reserve sit within 85% of VRAM; tight when they fit with little left for context; CPU offload when they exceed VRAM by up to 2x (runs, slowly, with layers in system RAM); no beyond that. The KV cache per token depends on the model's architecture and is not modelled here.
Good match. Get the card.
The GeForce RTX 3060 12GB (used) clears Hermes 3 Llama 3.1 8B at Q4_K_M and at Q8_0. Live listings below; this page was rebuilt 2026-08-23.
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About the model
Hermes 3 Llama 3.1 8B by Nous Research: 131,072-token native context, text, released 2024 under the Llama 3 Community License. Model card →