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Gemma 3 1B locally

Gemma 3 1B is an open-weight LLM from the Gemma family with 1B parameters. Main use: chat, RAG and general assistance. Detected minimum hardware: GTX 1650 (4 GB).

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Technical facts

Parameters1B

Max context33k

Q4_K_M0.6 GB

Q5_K_M0.8 GB

Q81.1 GB

FP162.2 GB

FamilyGemma

Last sync2026-05-12

Available quantizations

GGUF weights

Q4_K_M

0.6GB

Acceptable. Good compromise when VRAM is limited.

Q5_K_M

0.8GB

Good quality. Sweet spot for size and precision.

Q8

1.1GB

Near-FP16 quality. Comfortable for production.

FP16

2.2GB

Reference precision. Maximum quality, doubled VRAM.

Compatible GPUs

12 single-GPU

GPUs that can run Gemma 3 1B on a single card, ranked by VRAM headroom.

2.2 / 4 GBcomfortable · FP16

2.2 / 6 GBcomfortable · FP16

2.2 / 6 GBcomfortable · FP16

2.2 / 6 GBcomfortable · FP16

2.2 / 6 GBcomfortable · FP16

2.2 / 6 GBcomfortable · FP16

2.2 / 6 GBcomfortable · FP16

6 GB · Arc Alchemist

2.2 / 6 GBcomfortable · FP16

2.2 / 8 GBcomfortable · FP16

2.2 / 8 GBcomfortable · FP16

2.2 / 8 GBcomfortable · FP16

2.2 / 8 GBcomfortable · FP16

Recommended multi-GPU rigs

2x / 4x consumer GPUs

For Gemma 3 1B at higher quantization or with more context, a multi-GPU rig gives more headroom.

2.2 / 8 GBcomfortable · FP16

2× GTX 1060 6GB

12 GB · GTX 10

2.2 / 12 GBcomfortable · FP16

12 GB · GTX 16

2.2 / 12 GBcomfortable · FP16

2× GTX 1660 Super

12 GB · GTX 16

2.2 / 12 GBcomfortable · FP16

2× GTX 1660 Ti

12 GB · GTX 16

2.2 / 12 GBcomfortable · FP16

2× RTX 2060 6GB

12 GB · RTX 20

2.2 / 12 GBcomfortable · FP16

2× RTX 3050 6GB

12 GB · RTX 30

2.2 / 12 GBcomfortable · FP16

12 GB · Arc Alchemist

2.2 / 12 GBcomfortable · FP16

Recommended rig

2× GTX 1650

Gemma 3 1B with Ubuntu, vLLM, Open WebUI and the model already downloaded.

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VRAM estimates: parameters x bits/8 plus margin. Real performance varies by engine, context length and batch size.
sync: 2026-05-12