Can Nemotron 3 Nano 30B run on RTX 5090 Laptop 24GB?

YES — With Offload

S91Excellent

○Estimated from fit model

Nemotron 3 Nano 30B needs ~24.0 GB VRAM. RTX 5090 Laptop 24GB has 24.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~33 tok/s.

Runtime: llama.cppCapacity: OffloadBandwidth: HighStack: 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) — 24.0 GB, 33.0 tok/s, Runs with offload (needs ~0 GB host RAM)

24.0 GB required24.0 GB available

100% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs with offload (needs ~0 GB host RAM)

Decode

33.0 tok/s

TTFT

5860 ms

Safe context

16K

Memory

24.0 GB / 24.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights18.3 GB

KV Cache2.4 GB

Runtime0.9 GB

Headroom2.4 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsNemotron 3 Nano 30B on RTX 5090 Laptop 24GB
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: 33.0 tok/s decode · 5.9s TTFT (warm) · 83 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	S	Runs with offload	44.2 tok/s	2388 ms	16K
Coding	S	Runs with offload (needs ~0 GB host RAM)	33.0 tok/s	5860 ms	16K
Agentic Coding	A	Very compromised (needs ~1.7 GB host RAM)	27.0 tok/s	10448 ms	16K
Reasoning	S	Runs with offload (needs ~0 GB host RAM)	33.0 tok/s	6925 ms	16K
RAG	A	Very compromised (needs ~1.7 GB host RAM)	27.0 tok/s

Quantization options

How Nemotron 3 Nano 30B (30B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX 5090 Laptop 24GB (24.0 GB usable).

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	11.7 GB	Low	S90
Q3_K_S	3	14.7 GB	Low	S90
NVFP4	4

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Nemotron 3 Nano 30B on your machine.

Run

ollama run nemotron-nano:30b

Your hardware

More models your RTX 5090 Laptop 24GB can run

Model	Params	Grade	Decode	Capabilities
👁 Alibaba Qwen3-Coder 30B A3B Instruct	30.5B	S	113.8 tok/s
👁 Alibaba Qwen 3.6 35B A3B	35B	A	49 tok/s

Frequently asked questions

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