Compatibility check
Can you run Mistral Small 24B Instruct on the RTX 4060?
Not on a single RTX 4060. Even at 4-bit, Mistral Small 24B Instruct needs about 14.2 GB, which exceeds the card's 8 GB. You would need roughly 2× RTX 4060 with tensor parallelism, a larger GPU, or a smaller model.
Memory breakdown
Weights plus a 0.6 GB KV cache at 4,096tokens, against the card's 8 GB. Verdicts leave ~10% headroom for activations and fragmentation.
| Precision | Weights | KV cache | Total | % of 8 GB | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP16 / BF16full quality | 54.2 GB | 0.6 GB | 54.8 GB | 685% | No |
| INT8 (8-bit)near-full quality | 27.1 GB | 0.6 GB | 27.7 GB | 346% | No |
| INT4 (4-bit)GPTQ / AWQ / GGUF Q4 | 13.6 GB | 0.6 GB | 14.2 GB | 178% | No |
Planning estimates, not a substitute for profiling. Real usage varies with the inference runtime, batch size, and how much context you actually use — the KV cache grows linearly with prompt length.
GPUs that run Mistral Small 24B Instruct
Cards where this model fits (at its best precision):
Models that fit the RTX 4060
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Frequently asked questions
Can the RTX 4060 run Mistral Small 24B Instruct?
No. Even 4-bit needs about 14.2 GB, more than the 8 GB available.
How much VRAM does Mistral Small 24B Instruct need?
Approximately 54.2 GB in FP16, 27.1 GB in INT8, and 13.6 GB in 4-bit for the weights, plus a KV cache of about 0.6 GB at 4,096 tokens.
Does quantization let Mistral Small 24B Instruct fit on the RTX 4060?
Not on a single RTX 4060 — even 4-bit exceeds 8 GB. You would need multiple GPUs or a larger card.
What happens to memory with longer context?
The KV cache grows linearly with prompt length. At 4,096 tokens it is about 0.6 GB here; doubling the context roughly doubles that term, so long-context use can push a tight fit over the edge.