audio model · dia · Windows
Can I run Dia 1.6B on Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 (6GB)?
Needs ~10 GB at fp16, but only ~5 GB is usable on Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 (6GB).
Needs ~10 GB at fp16, but only ~5 GB is usable on Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 (6GB).
The gap is about 5 GB: Dia 1.6B needs roughly 10 GB and Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 (6GB) leaves only about 5 GB usable for a model. The lightest tracked hardware that runs Dia 1.6B is the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB) at 12 GB. See Dia 1.6B on Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB).
- Peak memory
- ~10 GB
- Usable on device
- ~5 GB
- Device memory
- 6 GB
- Quant
- fp16
- Type
- Text to speech (dialogue)
- Parameters
- 1.6B
- Peak memory
- ~10 GB at fp16
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Memory
- 6 GB vram
- Usable for weights
- ~5 GB
- Power draw
- ~160 W
- Best runtime
- Ollama (CUDA) / llama.cpp CUDA
What you can run instead
Run Dia 1.6B on other hardware
FAQ
Can Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 (6GB) run Dia 1.6B?
Needs ~10 GB at fp16, but only ~5 GB is usable on Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 (6GB).
How much memory does Dia 1.6B need?
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 (6GB) does not have enough memory. At fp16 the realistic peak is ~10 GB of memory.
What do I use to run Dia 1.6B locally?
Dia 1.6B runs in PyTorch (CUDA) or nari-labs/dia. It needs a GPU.
Sources
VRAM figures are sourced peak-usage anchors at the noted quant, validated 2026-09-14. See methodology.