Mistralai Mistral Large 3 675B Instruct 2512 speed on RTX 3060 12GB and quantization-level VRAM fit.
RTX 3060 12GB does not meet the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Mistralai Mistral Large 3 675B Instruct 2512. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
RTX 3060 12GB lacks sufficient VRAM for comfortable Mistralai Mistral Large 3 675B Instruct 2512 operation with Q4 quantization.
Your 12GB GPU is 326GB short of the 338GB minimum.
Options: (1) Try Q2 or Q3 quantization for lower VRAM requirements, (2) Consider cloud GPU rental, (3) Upgrade to a GPU with at least 16GB VRAM.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 338GB | 12GB | 6.97 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |
| Q8 | 675GB | 12GB | 4.88 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |
| FP16 | 1350GB | 12GB | 2.65 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |
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RTX 3060 12GB is not a comfortable Q4 fit for Mistralai Mistral Large 3 675B Instruct 2512 (about 338GB needed).
Q4 inference is estimated to need about 338GB VRAM on this page, while RTX 3060 12GB has 12GB available.
Try lower-bit quantization, choose a smaller model, or move to a higher-VRAM GPU from the alternatives list.