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Can a RTX 4090 24GB run Gemma 3 27B?

Yes. Gemma 3 27B fits in fast memory on RTX 4090 24GB at Q4_K_M (19.3 GB needed, 23.5 GB usable), about 36 tok/s (estimate).

Hardware: RTX 4090 24GB · Model: Gemma 3 27B

RTX 4090 24GB has 24 GB of VRAM and 1008 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 23.5 GB. Partial offload may also use 60% of that system RAM. Gemma 3 27B (27.4B, Google) at Q4_K_M is a 17 GB download and needs 19.3 GB with headroom for about 8k tokens.

Best quantQ4_K_M
Download size17 GB
Memory needed19.3 GB
Usable fast memory23.5 GB
Fitfits in fast memory
Estimated speed~36 tok/s (estimate)
Commandollama run gemma3:27b
Open RTX 4090 24GB 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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