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Can I run moondream2 on an RTX 3060 12 GB?

Yes

Its published weights (3.85 GB) fit in the 10.8 GB an RTX 3060 12 GB can use, with room for an unknown amount of context.

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Files and context on RTX 3060 12 GB

Each file of moondream2 (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.

FileSizeOn RTX 3060 12 GB Context (16-bit)Context (8-bit)
As published3.85 GBFitsnot knownnot known
4-bit (estimate)1.08 GBFitsnot knownnot known

moondream2 on other hardware

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