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can it run

Can the GTX 980M run WHISPER base?

FULL

2.3 GB needed of 4 GB usable — headroom for context

4GB · Maxwell (laptop) · model file 0.3GB · base

~150–270 tok/s

computed roofline: 160.4 GB/s × 0.28–0.50 efficiency window / 0.3GB (Q4_K_M) — bands, never points.

Run WHISPER base on instead

Raspberry Pi 5 + AI Kit (Hailo-8L) — cheapest catalog machine that runs WHISPER base fully ($110)

every model the GTX 980M can run — full list

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2026-09-17 · ← all models on the GTX 980M · fit = weights + 4k KV vs usable memory