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โ‡ฑ Llama 3.2 1B VRAM Requirements โ€” GPU Compatibility


๐Ÿ‘ Meta
Meta

Llama 3.2 1B

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8.4MDownloads1.5KLikesSep 2024Released128K tokensContextCommunityLicense14 EntryQuality

Llama 3.2 1B (1B parameters) requires approximately 2.9 GB of VRAM with Q4_K_M quantization. For the best balance of quality and speed, we recommend hardware with at least 4 GB of VRAM.

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Copy-paste commands to run Llama 3.2 1B on your machine.

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ollama run llama3.2:1b

Quick specs

Parameters1B
Architecturedense
Context128K tokens
Modalitytext
Min RAM0.4 GB
Rec. RAM0.6 GB (Q4_K_M)
LicenseCommunity
FamilyLlama
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About this model

Llama 3.2 1B is Meta's smallest text model designed for on-device inference. Optimized for multilingual text generation, summarization, and instruction following on resource-constrained hardware.

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๐Ÿ‘ Intel
Best budgetC
Intel Arc A380 6GB~$139 โ€” 14 tok/s
๐Ÿ‘ NVIDIA
Best overallC
GTX 1650 4GB~$149 โ€” 14 tok/s

Best hardware

Top picks for Llama 3.2 1B

GTX 1650 4GBC
4 GB
RTX 3050 Ti Laptop 4GBC
4 GB
Intel Arc A370M 4GBC
4 GB
RTX 2060 6GBC
6 GB
RTX 4050 Laptop 6GBC
6 GB

Run this model

Llama 3.2 1B on GTX 1650 4GBLlama 3.2 1B on RTX 3050 Ti Laptop 4GBLlama 3.2 1B on Intel Arc A370M 4GB

Quantization options

VRAM estimates by quant level

No hardware detected โ€” fit column shows raw VRAM estimates

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
0.4 GB
Lowโ€”
Q3_K_S
3
0.5 GB
Lowโ€”
NVFP4
4
0.6 GB
Mediumโ€”
Q4_K_M
4
0.6 GB
Mediumโ€”
Q5_K_M
5
0.7 GB
Highโ€”
Q6_K
6
0.8 GB
Highโ€”
Q8_0
8
1.1 GB
Very Highโ€”
F16
16
2.1 GB
Maximumโ€”

Quality benchmarks

Llama 3.2 1B benchmark scores

Benchmark verified

Reasoning

MMLU-Pro7.6%
GPQA Diamond27.2%
MATH-50030.6%
ARC Challenge59.4%

General

Chatbot Arenaโ€”
IFEval59.5%

Source: official ยท 2024-09-25

Hardware compatibility

Fit estimates across all hardware

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Computing compatibility...

Memory breakdown

Reference: RTX 2060 6GB

Weights0.6 GB
KV Cache0.5 GB
Runtime1.2 GB
Headroom0.6 GB

Frequently asked questions

FAQ โ€” Llama 3.2 1B

See also

Quantization GuideScoring MethodologyVRAM Calculator