Mistralai Mistral Small Instruct 2409 speed on RTX 5080 and quantization-level VRAM fit.
RTX 5080 does not meet the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Mistralai Mistral Small Instruct 2409. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
RTX 5080 lacks sufficient VRAM for comfortable Mistralai Mistral Small Instruct 2409 operation with Q4 quantization.
Your 16GB GPU is 4GB short of the 20GB 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 | 20GB | 16GB | 55.34 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |
| Q8 | 40GB | 16GB | 38.74 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |
| FP16 | 80GB | 16GB | 21.03 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |
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Compare prebuilt systems →RTX 5080 is not a comfortable Q4 fit for Mistralai Mistral Small Instruct 2409 (about 20GB needed).
Q4 inference is estimated to need about 20GB VRAM on this page, while RTX 5080 has 16GB available.
Try lower-bit quantization, choose a smaller model, or move to a higher-VRAM GPU from the alternatives list.