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Can a RTX 4060 8GB run Bonsai 2 27B (ternary)?

Yes, with partial offload (slower). Bonsai 2 27B (ternary) on RTX 4060 8GB at Q2_0 uses system RAM (10.6 GB needed, 7.5 GB usable), about 10 tok/s (estimate).

Hardware: RTX 4060 8GB · Model: Bonsai 2 27B (ternary)

RTX 4060 8GB has 8 GB of VRAM and 272 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 7.5 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 memory7.5 GB
Fitpartial offload (slower)
Estimated speed~10 tok/s (estimate)
Commandollama run bonsai-2:27b
Open RTX 4060 8GB 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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