Can Nemotron Nano 9B v2 run on RTX 5080 16GB?

YES — Runs Great

S86Excellent

○Estimated from fit model

Nemotron Nano 9B v2 needs ~10.7 GB VRAM. RTX 5080 16GB has 16.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~122 tok/s.

Runtime: OllamaCapacity: RoomyBandwidth: HighStack: 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) — 10.7 GB, 122.2 tok/s, Runs well

10.7 GB required16.0 GB available

67% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

122.2 tok/s

TTFT

1584 ms

Safe context

51K

Memory

10.7 GB / 16.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights5.5 GB

KV Cache2.4 GB

Runtime1.2 GB

Headroom1.6 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsNemotron Nano 9B v2 on RTX 5080 16GB
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: 122.2 tok/s decode · 1.6s TTFT (warm) · 306 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	122.2 tok/s	864 ms	51K
Coding	S	Runs well	122.2 tok/s	1584 ms	51K
Agentic Coding	A	Tight fit	122.2 tok/s	2305 ms	51K
Reasoning	S	Runs well	122.2 tok/s	1873 ms	51K
RAG	A	Tight fit	122.2 tok/s	2881 ms	51K

Quantization options

How Nemotron Nano 9B v2 (9B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX 5080 16GB (16.0 GB usable).

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	3.5 GB	Low	A77
Q3_K_S	3	4.4 GB	Low	A78
NVFP4	4	5.0 GB	Medium	A78
Q4_K_M	4	5.5 GB	Medium	A79
Q5_K_M	5	6.5 GB	High	A80
Q6_K	6	7.4 GB	High	A81
Q8_0Best for your GPU	8	9.6 GB	Very High	A81
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

Your hardware

More models your RTX 5080 16GB can run

Model	Params	Grade	Decode
👁 Alibaba Qwen 3 14B	14B	S	78.9 tok/s
👁 Microsoft Phi-4-reasoning-plus 14B	14.7B	S	74.8 tok/s
👁 OpenAI GPT-OSS 20B	21B	A	71.6 tok/s
👁 Mistral Ministral 3 14B	14B	S	78.5 tok/s
👁 Mistral Codestral 2 25.08	22B	A	27.9 tok/s

Frequently asked questions

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⇱ Nemotron Nano 9B v2 on RTX 5080 16GB? YES