Can Nemotron Nano 9B v2 run on RTX 2080 Ti 11GB?

YES — Tight Fit

A83Great

○Estimated from fit model

Nemotron Nano 9B v2 needs ~10.2 GB VRAM. RTX 2080 Ti 11GB has 11.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~78 tok/s.

Runtime: OllamaCapacity: TightBandwidth: MediumStack: BasicBottleneck: 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) — 10.2 GB, 78.4 tok/s, Tight fit

10.2 GB required11.0 GB available

93% VRAM used

Fit status

Tight fit

Decode

78.4 tok/s

TTFT

2469 ms

Safe context

21K

Memory

10.2 GB / 11.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights5.5 GB

KV Cache2.4 GB

Runtime1.2 GB

Headroom1.1 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsNemotron Nano 9B v2 on RTX 2080 Ti 11GB
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: 78.4 tok/s decode · 2.5s TTFT (warm) · 196 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.

Older PCIe generation

PCIe 3.0 is workable, but it compounds the penalty when you offload heavily or try to scale across multiple cards.

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 well	78.4 tok/s	1347 ms	21K
Coding	A	Tight fit	78.4 tok/s	2469 ms	21K
Agentic Coding	A	Very compromised (needs ~0.7 GB host RAM)	41.9 tok/s	6720 ms	21K
Reasoning	A	Tight fit	78.4 tok/s	2918 ms	21K
RAG	A	Very compromised (needs ~0.7 GB host RAM)	41.9 tok/s	8399 ms	21K

Quantization options

How Nemotron Nano 9B v2 (9B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX 2080 Ti 11GB (11.0 GB usable).

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	3.5 GB	Low	A80
Q3_K_S	3	4.4 GB	Low	A82
NVFP4	4	5.0 GB	Medium	A82
Q4_K_M	4	5.5 GB	Medium	A82
Q5_K_M	5	6.5 GB	High	A82
Q6_KBest for your GPU	6	7.4 GB	High	A81
Q8_0	8	9.6 GB	Very High	F0
F16	16	18.5 GB	Maximum	F0

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Nemotron Nano 9B v2 on your machine.

Run

ollama run nemotron-nano:9b-v2

Frequently asked questions

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⇱ Nemotron Nano 9B v2 on RTX 2080 Ti 11GB? TIGHT FIT