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Can the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 run WHISPER base?

FULL

2.3 GB needed of 12 GB usable — headroom for context

12GB · Ada · model file 0.3GB · base

~770–1300 tok/s

computed roofline: 504 GB/s × 0.46–0.76 efficiency window / 0.3GB (Q4_K_M) — bands, never points.

Run WHISPER base on instead

→ Tesla M60 (16GB, used) — cheapest catalog machine that runs WHISPER base fully ($35)

→ rtx-4070-ti-super — the next step up from NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070

→ every model the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 can run — full list

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2026-10-01 · ← all models on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 · fit = weights + 4k KV vs usable memory