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GeForce RTX 5090 · 32GB GDDR7

Can the GeForce RTX 5090 run Phi-4 (14B)?

Fits comfortably at Q4_K_M.

Phi-4 (14B) is 14.7B parameters. At Q4_K_M the weights are about 8.2 GiB; with the 1.5 GiB runtime reserve that is 9.7 GiB against the card's 32GB, leaving about 22.3 GiB for context.

All three quants

32GB card
QuantWeightsWith reserveVerdictHeadroom
Q4_K_Mthe everyday quant8.2 GiB9.7 GiBFits comfortably22.3 GiB
Q8_0near-lossless14.5 GiB16.0 GiBFits comfortably16.0 GiB
FP16full weights27.4 GiB28.9 GiBFits, tight on context3.1 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 5090 clears Phi-4 (14B) 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

Phi-4 (14B) by Microsoft: 16,384-token native context, text, released 2024 under the MIT. Model card → · Hosted pricing on PicksByModel →

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