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Can I run this LLM?

Can a Laptop CPU, DDR5 dual-channel (16GB) run Gemma 3 12B?

Gemma · Gemma · estimated for a 16.0 GB machine at 4K context.

Yes, but it's tight.

Best fit: Gemma 3 12B at Q2_K · 4.8 GB · 4–6 tok/s on a Laptop CPU, DDR5 dual-channel (16GB).

Every quantization on this machine

QuantSizeSpeedFit
Q2_K4.8 GB4–6 tok/sTight / slow
Q3_K_M6.0 GB3–5 tok/sTight / slow
Q4_K_M7.3 GB3–4 tok/sTight / slow
Q5_K_M8.5 GB2–4 tok/sTight / slow
Q6_K9.7 GB2–3 tok/sTight / slow
Q8_012.5 GB2–3 tok/sWon't fit
FP1623.5 GB1–1 tok/sWon't fit
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