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2026-08-18 · 1 min read · LLM

Running a 7B local LLM? You need ~16GB VRAM for FP16 or ~8GB with 4-bit quantization. 13B models demand 24GB+ GPUs like

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Running a 7B local LLM? You need ~16GB VRAM for FP16 or ~8GB with 4-bit quantization. 13B models demand 24GB+ GPUs like the RTX 4090. Smaller 3B models run fine on 8GB cards. Check localai.io for detailed hardware guides.

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