can it run
Comfortably. 24GB of memory against a 11GB working set leaves headroom for context, the OS, and anything else you're running.
weights 8.1GB + KV cache 1.5GB at 4k context vs ~24GB usable → full. 9.6 GB needed of 24 GB usable — headroom for context
computed roofline: 936 GB/s × 0.46–0.76 efficiency window / 8.1GB (Q4_K_M) — bands, never points.
Community check: ~49 tok/s · 12-15B Q4 · 34 runs · inside our computed band — localmaxxing.com
→explore the full catalog84 machines indexed · live prices · what each one can run| model file | 8.1GB (GGUF Q4_K_M) |
| minimum memory | 11GB working set |
| this machine | 24GB GDDR6X, 936 GB/s |
| params | 12B |
| license | gemma |
| price | $1100 |
easy run: ollama pull gemma3:12b
runs with: ollama · llama.cpp · koboldcpp · lm studio
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