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

Yes. Bonsai 2 2B (ternary) fits in fast memory on RTX 4060 8GB at Q2_0 (2 GB needed, 7.5 GB usable), about 179 tok/s (estimate).

Hardware: RTX 4060 8GB · Model: Bonsai 2 2B (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 2B (ternary) (2B, Prism ML) at Q2_0 is a 0.91 GB download and needs 2 GB with headroom for about 8k tokens.

Best quantQ2_0
Download size0.91 GB
Memory needed2 GB
Usable fast memory7.5 GB
Fitfits in fast memory
Estimated speed~179 tok/s (estimate)
Commandollama run bonsai-2:2b
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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