Can GLM-4 9B run on RTX 3080 10GB?

YES — Runs Great

A78Great

○Estimated from fit model

GLM-4 9B needs ~8.0 GB VRAM. RTX 3080 10GB has 10.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~105 tok/s.

Runtime: llama.cppCapacity: RoomyBandwidth: MediumStack: 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) — 8.0 GB, 96.7 tok/s, Runs well

8.0 GB required10.0 GB available

80% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

96.7 tok/s

TTFT

2003 ms

Safe context

68K

Memory

8.0 GB / 10.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights5.5 GB

KV Cache0.6 GB

Runtime0.9 GB

Headroom1.0 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsGLM-4 9B on RTX 3080 10GB
1st promptCold start — includes initialization
>What is local AI inference?
Local AI inference means running an AI language model directly on your own hardware — your laptop, desktop, or server — instead of sending requests to a remote cloud API.

When you run inference locally the model weights are loaded into your GPU or unified memory. Each token you generate requires reading those weights from memory, so memory bandwidth is the main bottleneck for decode speed.

Key benefits of running locally:
 - Full privacy: your prompts never leave your machine
 - No per-token cost or rate limits
 - Works offline once the model is downloaded
 - Latency depends only on your hardware
2nd promptWarm — model ready, no init overhead
>How much VRAM do I need?
It depends on the model size and quantization level. A rough rule of thumb:

 Model size Q4 (4-bit) Q8 (8-bit) FP16
 7B params ~4.3 GB ~7.5 GB ~14 GB
 13B params ~7.9 GB ~13.9 GB ~26 GB
 70B params ~42.7 GB ~74.9 GB ~140 GB

Most people use 4-bit quantization (Q4_K_M) which gives 90-95% of full quality at a fraction of the memory. A 24 GB GPU can comfortably run most 7B-13B models.
Estimated: 96.7 tok/s decode · 2.0s TTFT (warm) · 242 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

Workload	Grade	Fit	Decode	TTFT	Context
Chat	A	Runs well	105.2 tok/s	1004 ms	68K
Coding	A	Runs well	105.2 tok/s	1840 ms	68K
Agentic Coding	A	Tight fit	105.2 tok/s	2677 ms	68K
Reasoning	A	Runs well	105.2 tok/s	2175 ms	68K
RAG	A	Tight fit	105.2 tok/s	3346 ms	68K

Quantization options

How GLM-4 9B (9B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX 3080 10GB (10.0 GB usable).

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	3.5 GB	Low	A73
Q3_K_S	3	4.4 GB	Low	A74
NVFP4	4

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run GLM-4 9B on your machine.

Run

ollama run glm4

Your hardware

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Model	Params	Grade	Decode	Capabilities
👁 Mistral AI Pixtral 12B	12B	B	45.1 tok/s

Frequently asked questions

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URL: https://willitrunai.com/can-run/glm-4-9b-on-rtx-3080-10gb

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