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Can a RTX 3080 10GB run Bonsai 2 4B (ternary)?

Yes. Bonsai 2 4B (ternary) fits in fast memory on RTX 3080 10GB at Q2_0 (2.8 GB needed, 9.5 GB usable), about 285 tok/s (estimate).

Hardware: RTX 3080 10GB · Model: Bonsai 2 4B (ternary)

RTX 3080 10GB has 10 GB of VRAM and 760 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 9.5 GB. Partial offload may also use 60% of that system RAM. Bonsai 2 4B (ternary) (4B, Prism ML) at Q2_0 is a 1.6 GB download and needs 2.8 GB with headroom for about 8k tokens.

Best quantQ2_0
Download size1.6 GB
Memory needed2.8 GB
Usable fast memory9.5 GB
Fitfits in fast memory
Estimated speed~285 tok/s (estimate)
Commandollama run bonsai-2:4b
Open RTX 3080 10GB 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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