Can I Run / Devstral Small 2 / on NVIDIA RTX 5050
Can I Run Devstral Small 2 on a NVIDIA RTX 5050?
Yes
Runs comfortably at Q6_K — minimal quality loss.
Model size
7.0B
GPU memory
8.0GB
Smallest quant
Q2_K
Best fit
Q6_K
11 quantizations fit your 8.0GB
| Quant | Min VRAM | Recommended | File size | Headroom |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q6_KBEST | 6.8 GB | 8.3 GB | 19.4 GB | +1.2 GB |
| Q5_K_M | 6.0 GB | 7.5 GB | 16.8 GB | +2.0 GB |
| Q5_K_S | 5.8 GB | 7.3 GB | 16.3 GB | +2.2 GB |
| Q4_1 | 5.4 GB | 6.9 GB | 14.9 GB | +2.6 GB |
| Q4_K_M | 5.2 GB | 6.7 GB | 14.3 GB | +2.8 GB |
| Q4_K_S | 5.0 GB | 6.5 GB | 13.6 GB | +3.0 GB |
| Q4_0 | 4.9 GB | 6.4 GB | 13.5 GB | +3.1 GB |
| Q3_K_L | 4.1 GB | 5.6 GB | 12.4 GB | +3.9 GB |
| Q3_K_M | 3.9 GB | 5.4 GB | 11.5 GB | +4.1 GB |
| Q3_K_S | 3.7 GB | 5.2 GB | 10.4 GB | +4.3 GB |
| Q2_K | 3.3 GB | 4.8 GB | 8.9 GB | +4.7 GB |
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FAQ
Can the NVIDIA RTX 5050 run Devstral Small 2?
Yes. The NVIDIA RTX 5050's 8.0GB of VRAM is enough to run Devstral Small 2 at Q6_K quantization (6.8GB required).
What's the best quantization to use?
Q6_K is the highest-precision quantization that fits in your 8.0GB. It uses about 6.8GB of memory and 8.3GB recommended for comfortable inference.
What if I need more headroom for context length?
KV cache memory grows with context length. The numbers above assume a baseline 2K-4K context. For long-context use (32K+), add another 2-6GB depending on the model architecture.