can it run
3.0 GB needed of 12 GB usable — headroom for context
12GB · Pascal · model file 2.5GB · mini 3.8B
computed roofline: 547.6 GB/s × 0.28–0.50 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).
→ Tesla M60 (16GB, used) — cheapest catalog machine that runs PHI4 mini 3.8B fully ($35)
→ RTX 3090 (24GB, used) — upgrade path machine
→ every model the NVIDIA Titan Xp 12GB can run — full list
→explore the full catalog90 machines indexed · live prices · what each one can run