can it run
3.0 GB needed of 8 GB usable — headroom for context
8GB · Ampere · model file 2.5GB · mini 3.8B
computed roofline: 448 GB/s × 0.46–0.76 efficiency window / 2.5GB (Q4_K_M) — bands, never points. Small models (under ~4.5B) run BELOW these bands — kernel-launch overhead keeps them from saturating bandwidth (measured against community medians, 09-06).
Community check: ~120 tok/s · 3-4B Q4 · 12 runs · inside our computed band — localmaxxing.com
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