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Can I run Llama 3.2 Vision 11B on Generic Android Phone (8GB RAM)?

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No, not enough memory would not load

No. Llama 3.2 Vision 11B needs ~9 GB even at Q4_K_M, but Generic Android Phone (8GB RAM) only has ~4.5 GB usable.

Needs ~9 GB Device usable ~4.5 GB

Needs ~9 GB even at Q4_K_M, but only ~4.5 GB is usable.

That figure is at a 4k context and moves about ±15% as context length changes.

The gap is about 4.5 GB: Llama 3.2 Vision 11B needs roughly 9 GB at Q4_K_M and Generic Android Phone (8GB RAM) leaves only about 4.5 GB usable for a model. The lightest tracked hardware that runs Llama 3.2 Vision 11B is the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB) at 12 GB. See Llama 3.2 Vision 11B on Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB).

Q4_K_M needed
~9 GB
Usable on device
~4.5 GB
Device memory
8 GB
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Which quant fits

Quant ladder vs ~4.5 GB usable
Q2_K
~6.1 GB
Q3_K_M
~6.8 GB
Q4_K_M
~9 GB
Q5_K_M
~9.2 GB
Q6_K
~10.4 GB
Q8_0
~13.1 GB
FP16
~23 GB
The line marks Generic Android Phone (8GB RAM)'s ~4.5 GB budget; rungs past it are too large.

How to run it

On Android use PocketPal AI (Polished app, download GGUF and run offline.).

Model Llama 3.2 Vision
Parameters
10.7B
Q4_K_M size
7.36 GB
Q8_0 size
11.49 GB
Context
128k
Ollama tag
llama3.2-vision:11b
Full Llama 3.2 Vision 11B requirements →
Device Android
Memory
8 GB ram
Usable for weights
~4.5 GB
Best runtime
llama.cpp (PocketPal or SmolChat)
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FAQ

Can Generic Android Phone (8GB RAM) run Llama 3.2 Vision 11B?

No. Llama 3.2 Vision 11B needs ~9 GB even at Q4_K_M, but Generic Android Phone (8GB RAM) only has ~4.5 GB usable.

How much memory does Llama 3.2 Vision 11B need?

Generic Android Phone (8GB RAM) does not have enough memory. At Q4_K_M the weights are ~7.36 GB; with KV cache and runtime overhead, budget ~9 GB at a 4k context.

What is the best tool to run Llama 3.2 Vision 11B on Android?

On Android, PocketPal AI (Polished app, download GGUF and run offline.) is the go-to option. NPU acceleration is limited and chip-specific; most apps run on CPU. Expect 1B-4B class.

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Sources

Weights are measured from GGUF files; KV cache and overhead are computed, so totals can vary ~15% with context and runtime. Any tok/s is a bandwidth estimate. See methodology.