Can DevStral 7B run on RTX 4070 Laptop 8GB?

YES — With Offload

A77Great

○Estimated from fit model

DevStral 7B needs ~7.9 GB VRAM. RTX 4070 Laptop 8GB has 8.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~45 tok/s.

Runtime: llama.cppCapacity: OffloadBandwidth: LowStack: StandardBottleneck: Balanced

Operating mode

Choose the run profile you care about

Interactive favors responsiveness, while light API and scale-out lean harder on serving readiness. The fit stays the same, but the recommendation lens changes.

Current mode

Balanced

Balanced for general local use. Keeps the ranking neutral across personal and serving workflows.

Capabilities:

Select quantization to explore

Q4_K_M (Medium quality) — 7.9 GB, 45.1 tok/s, Runs with offload

7.9 GB required8.0 GB available

99% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs with offload

Decode

45.1 tok/s

TTFT

4296 ms

Safe context

Memory

7.9 GB / 8.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights4.3 GB

KV Cache2.0 GB

Runtime0.9 GB

Headroom0.8 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsDevStral 7B on RTX 4070 Laptop 8GB
1st promptCold start — includes initialization
>Write a Python function to sort a list
Here's a Python function that sorts a list using quicksort:

def quicksort(arr):
 if len(arr) <= 1:
 return arr
 pivot = arr[len(arr) // 2]
 left = [x for x in arr if x < pivot]
 middle = [x for x in arr if x == pivot]
 right = [x for x in arr if x > pivot]
 return quicksort(left) + middle + quicksort(right)

# Example usage
numbers = [3, 6, 8, 10, 1, 2, 1]
print(quicksort(numbers)) # [1, 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 10]

The algorithm picks a pivot, partitions the list into smaller, equal, and larger elements, then recursively sorts each partition and concatenates the results.
2nd promptWarm — model ready, no init overhead
>Now add type hints and a docstring
def quicksort(arr: list[int]) -> list[int]:
 """Sort a list using the quicksort algorithm.

 Args:
 arr: List of integers to sort.

 Returns:
 A new sorted list.
 """
 if len(arr) <= 1:
 return arr
 pivot = arr[len(arr) // 2]
 left = [x for x in arr if x < pivot]
 middle = [x for x in arr if x == pivot]
 right = [x for x in arr if x > pivot]
 return quicksort(left) + middle + quicksort(right)

Added type hints for the input and return type, plus a Google-style docstring.
Estimated: 45.1 tok/s decode · 4.3s TTFT (warm) · 113 tok/s prefill

What limits this setup

This setup is broadly balanced for this model.

Very little memory headroom

You can run the model, but there is not much room left for longer context, bigger batches, extra apps, or future model updates.

Best improvement path

Buy headroom, not only minimum fit

A slightly larger memory tier gives you safer context growth and makes the recommendation more future-proof.

Performance by workload

Workload	Grade	Fit	Decode	TTFT	Context
Chat	A	Tight fit	45.1 tok/s	2343 ms	8K
Coding	A	Runs with offload	45.1 tok/s	4296 ms	8K
Agentic Coding	F	Too heavy	21.7 tok/s	12983 ms	8K
Reasoning	A	Runs with offload	45.1 tok/s	5077 ms	8K
RAG	F	Too heavy	21.7 tok/s	16228 ms	8K

Quantization options

How DevStral 7B (7B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX 4070 Laptop 8GB (8.0 GB usable).

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	2.7 GB	Low	A78
Q3_K_S	3	3.4 GB	Low	A79
NVFP4	4	3.9 GB	Medium	A78
Q4_K_M	4	4.3 GB	Medium	A78
Q5_K_MBest for your GPU	5	5.0 GB	High	A78
Q6_K	6	5.7 GB	High	F0
Q8_0	8	7.5 GB	Very High	F0
F16	16	14.3 GB	Maximum	F0

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run DevStral 7B on your machine.

Run

ollama run devstral

Your hardware

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👁 NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 8B	8B	A	25.8 tok/s
👁 InternLM InternVL2 8B	8B	A	25.8 tok/s
👁 Mistral Ministral 3 8B	8B	A	24.3 tok/s

Frequently asked questions

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