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Can Gemma 4 E2B run on RTX A6000 48GB?

YES — Runs Great

B68Good
Estimated from fit model

Gemma 4 E2B needs ~9.6 GB VRAM. RTX A6000 48GB has 48.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~71 tok/s.

Runtime: OllamaCapacity: RoomyBandwidth: MediumStack: BasicBottleneck: Balanced
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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) — 9.6 GB, 71.4 tok/s, Runs well
9.6 GB required48.0 GB available
20% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

71.4 tok/s

TTFT

2711 ms

Safe context

128K

Memory

9.6 GB / 48.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights3.1 GB
KV Cache0.5 GB
Runtime1.2 GB
Headroom4.8 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsGemma 4 E2B on RTX A6000 48GB
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: 71.4 tok/s decode · 2.7s TTFT (warm) · 179 tok/s prefill

What limits this setup

This setup is broadly balanced for this model.

No major red flags

This recommendation has enough memory headroom and acceptable estimated speed for the selected workload.

Best improvement path

Performance by workload

WorkloadGradeFitDecodeTTFTContext
ChatBRuns well71.4 tok/s1479 ms128K
CodingBRuns well71.4 tok/s2711 ms128K
Agentic CodingBRuns well71.4 tok/s3944 ms128K
ReasoningBRuns well71.4 tok/s3204 ms128K
RAGBRuns well71.4 tok/s4930 ms128K

Quantization options

How Gemma 4 E2B (5.099999904632568B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX A6000 48GB (48.0 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
2.0 GB
LowB64
Q3_K_S
3
2.5 GB
LowB64
NVFP4
4

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Gemma 4 E2B on your machine.

Run

ollama run gemma4:e2b

Upgrade options

Hardware that runs Gemma 4 E2B well

MacBook Pro M4 Max 96GBBudget pick
96 GB Unified (+48)
B
Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.71.4 tok/s decode

Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.

~$2,499 MSRP

MacBook Pro M3 Max 128GBBest value
128 GB Unified (+80)
B
Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.71.4 tok/s decode

Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.

~$2,499 MSRP

Frequently asked questions

See all results for RTX A6000 48GBSee all hardware for Gemma 4 E2B
2.9 GB
Medium
B64
Q4_K_M
4
3.1 GB
MediumB64
Q5_K_M
5
3.7 GB
HighB64
Q6_K
6
4.2 GB
HighB64
Q8_0
8
5.5 GB
Very HighB65
F16Best for your GPU
16
10.5 GB
MaximumB66