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Can a RTX 5080 16GB run Bonsai 2 2B (ternary)?

Yes. Bonsai 2 2B (ternary) fits in fast memory on RTX 5080 16GB at Q2_0 (2 GB needed, 15.5 GB usable), about 633 tok/s (estimate).

Hardware: RTX 5080 16GB · Model: Bonsai 2 2B (ternary)

RTX 5080 16GB has 16 GB of VRAM and 960 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 15.5 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 memory15.5 GB
Fitfits in fast memory
Estimated speed~633 tok/s (estimate)
Commandollama run bonsai-2:2b
Open RTX 5080 16GB 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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