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Can the RTX 3060 12GB run Gemma 3 4B?

AIPCFit compares the model's recorded GGUF variants against the12GB of dedicated VRAM on the RTX 3060 12GB. The result is a deterministic memory-planning check, not a speed benchmark.

GPU
RTX 3060 12GB
Dedicated VRAM
12 GB
Model
Gemma 3 4B
Best recorded fit
Good fit

Quick answer

Gemma 3 4B has a memory-fit path on the RTX 3060 12GB

At least one recorded variant reaches AIPCFit's good-fit or fits threshold using this GPU's dedicated VRAM. Exact speed, context capacity, and runtime behavior are not predicted here.

Variant-by-variant fit

Gemma 3 4B variants on RTX 3060 12GB

Gemma 3 4B · Q4_K_M

GGUF · Q4_K_M

Good fit
Model-size signal
2.5 GB
Minimum load
3.5 GB
Planning memory
4.5 GB
GPU VRAM
12 GB

12 GB dedicated VRAM meets the 4.5 GB planning memory level for Gemma 3 4B · Q4_K_M.

This is a deterministic memory fit, not a speed or quality benchmark.

Gemma 3 4B · Q8_0

GGUF · Q8_0

Good fit
Model-size signal
4.2 GB
Minimum load
5.2 GB
Planning memory
6.2 GB
GPU VRAM
12 GB

12 GB dedicated VRAM meets the 6.2 GB planning memory level for Gemma 3 4B · Q8_0.

This is a deterministic memory fit, not a speed or quality benchmark.

What this compatibility result does not claim

No speed estimate

AIPCFit does not invent tokens-per-second numbers.

No fake system RAM

This page does not assume how much RAM your full PC has, so partial offload is not ranked.

No universal context guarantee

Longer context and runtime settings can increase real memory pressure.

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