Compatibility Check
Can I Run SmolLM3 3B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090?
Yes — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 runs SmolLM3 3B fully on GPU at the FP16 quantization.
Estimated ~156 tokens/sec on the FP16 quantization.
Full GPU
Best variant: FP16
Full GPU inference — 24 GB VRAM meets the 7.8 GB recommendation.
- GPU VRAM
- 24 GB
- Min VRAM (best fit)
- 6.9 GB
- Recommended VRAM
- 7.8 GB
- Estimated tok/s
- ~156
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Every SmolLM3 3B quantization on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Each row runs the compatibility engine against your VRAM, RAM, and the model's requirements.
| Quantization | File Size | Min VRAM | Rec VRAM | Context | Verdict | Estimated tok/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4_K_M | 1.5 GB | 1.7 GB | 2 GB | 8K / 8K | Full GPU | ~499.2 |
| Q5_K_M | 1.9 GB | 2.2 GB | 2.5 GB | 8K / 8K | Full GPU | ~428.4 |
| Q8_0 | 3 GB | 3.5 GB | 3.9 GB | 8K / 8K | Full GPU | ~297.1 |
| FP16Best fit | 6 GB | 6.9 GB | 7.8 GB | 8K / 8K | Full GPU | ~156 |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 is solid pick for SmolLM3 3B
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