Models /Llama Guard 4 12B /Can I run it?
Compatibility check

Can I run Llama Guard 4 12B on GeForce RTX 3060 8GB?

Partially — with CPU offload.best quant:

7.6 GB of weights, plus 1.6 GB for the software that runs it and the smallest conversation it can hold, comes to 9.2 GB against the 7.4 GB this 8 GB device leaves free.

Decode speed
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Usable context
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Memory
8 GB
Spills to system RAM
Spills to system RAMest
Too large
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Llama Guard 4 12B
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GeForce RTX 3060 8GB
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