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⇱ Phi-4 Mini Reasoning 4B on RTX 3000 Ada Laptop 8GB? YES

Can Phi-4 Mini Reasoning 4B run on RTX 3000 Ada Laptop 8GB?

YES — Runs Great

S92Excellent
○Estimated from fit model

Phi-4 Mini Reasoning 4B needs ~5.5 GB VRAM. RTX 3000 Ada Laptop 8GB has 8.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~61 tok/s.

Runtime: llama.cppCapacity: RoomyBandwidth: LowStack: StandardBottleneck: 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) — 5.5 GB, 60.8 tok/s, Runs well
5.5 GB required8.0 GB available
69% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

60.8 tok/s

TTFT

3184 ms

Safe context

43K

Memory

5.5 GB / 8.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights2.3 GB
KV Cache1.5 GB
Runtime0.9 GB
Headroom0.8 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsPhi-4 Mini Reasoning 4B on RTX 3000 Ada Laptop 8GB
1st promptCold start — includes initialization
>Solve: If a train travels at 60 mph for 2.5 hours, how far does it go?
Let me work through this step by step. Given information: - Speed = 60 mph (miles per hour) - Time = 2.5 hours Formula: Distance = Speed x Time Calculation: Distance = 60 mph x 2.5 h = 150 miles The train travels 150 miles. Double-check: at 60 mph the train covers 60 miles each hour. In half an hour it covers 30 miles. So in 2.5 hours: 60 + 60 + 30 = 150 miles. Confirmed.
2nd promptWarm — model ready, no init overhead
>What if the train stops for 20 minutes halfway?
The stop doesn't change the total distance covered while moving, but it affects total trip time. Breakdown: - First half: 1.25 hours at 60 mph = 75 miles - Stop: 20 minutes (no distance) - Second half: 1.25 hours at 60 mph = 75 miles Total distance: 150 miles (same) Total time: 2.5 h + 0.33 h = 2.83 hours Average speed: 150 / 2.83 = 53 mph The distance stays the same but average speed drops to 53 mph because of the stop.
Estimated: 60.8 tok/s decode · 3.2s TTFT (warm) · 152 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
ChatSRuns well60.8 tok/s1737 ms43K
CodingSRuns well60.8 tok/s3184 ms43K
Agentic CodingSTight fit60.8 tok/s4632 ms43K
ReasoningSRuns well60.8 tok/s3763 ms43K
RAGSTight fit60.8 tok/s5789 ms43K

Quantization options

How Phi-4 Mini Reasoning 4B (3.799999952316284B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX 3000 Ada Laptop 8GB (8.0 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
1.5 GB
LowS88
Q3_K_S
3
1.9 GB
LowS89
NVFP4
4
2.1 GB
MediumS89
Q4_K_M
4
2.3 GB
MediumS89
Q5_K_M
5
2.7 GB
HighS90
Q6_K
6
3.1 GB
HighS91
Q8_0Best for your GPU
8
4.1 GB
Very HighS90
F16
16
7.8 GB
MaximumF0

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Phi-4 Mini Reasoning 4B on your machine.

Run

ollama run phi4-mini

Your hardware

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Frequently asked questions

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