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Can a RTX 3060 12GB run Bonsai 2 27B (ternary)?

Yes. Bonsai 2 27B (ternary) fits in fast memory on RTX 3060 12GB at Q2_0 (10.6 GB needed, 11.5 GB usable), about 26 tok/s (estimate).

Hardware: RTX 3060 12GB · Model: Bonsai 2 27B (ternary)

RTX 3060 12GB has 12 GB of VRAM and 360 GB/s of memory bandwidth. The checker holds back 0.5 GB of VRAM for the driver and assumes 16 GB of system RAM, so fast memory usable by Ollama is 11.5 GB. Partial offload may also use 60% of that system RAM. Bonsai 2 27B (ternary) (27B, Prism ML) at Q2_0 is a 8.3 GB download and needs 10.6 GB with headroom for about 8k tokens.

Best quantQ2_0
Download size8.3 GB
Memory needed10.6 GB
Usable fast memory11.5 GB
Fitfits in fast memory
Estimated speed~26 tok/s (estimate)
Commandollama run bonsai-2:27b
Open RTX 3060 12GB in the checker

Estimates, not benchmarks. Model sizes are ollama.com download sizes; memory needed adds headroom for ~8k tokens of context; speeds are rough figures from memory bandwidth. Data updated 2026-10-23.

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