Can I run Nex-N2.5-mini on an RTX 3060 12 GB?

Even its smallest file (4-bit (estimate), 19.7 GB) is more than an RTX 3060 12 GB can hold (10.8 GB usable): it needs 2 of them.

Full analysis of Nex-N2.5-mini Everything that runs on RTX 3060 12 GB

Files and context on RTX 3060 12 GB

Each file of Nex-N2.5-mini (and of GGUF versions the site has analyzed), and how much context fits next to it, with the context cache in 16-bit or 8-bit.

File	Size	On RTX 3060 12 GB	Context (16-bit)	Context (8-bit)
As published	70.2 GB	Doesn't fit	—	—
4-bit (estimate)	19.7 GB	Doesn't fit	—	—

Nex-N2.5-mini on other hardware

NVIDIA H100Yes, just
RTX 5090Probably, at 4-bit
RTX 4090Probably, at 4-bit
RTX 3090Probably, at 4-bit
RTX 5060 Ti 16 GBNo
RTX 3060 12 GBNo
RTX 4060No
Mac with 32 GBProbably, at 4-bit
Mac with 64 GBProbably, at 4-bit
Mac with 128 GBYes

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Assumes 90% of the card's memory is usable and at least 4K tokens of context for one conversation, with the context cache in 16-bit unless noted. Fits leaves at least 20% of that memory for context; Tight leaves less.