audio model · musicgen · Windows

Can I run MusicGen medium on Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 (8GB)?

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No, not enough memory would not load

Needs ~14 GB at fp32, but only ~7 GB is usable on Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 (8GB).

Needs ~14 GB Device usable ~7 GB

Needs ~14 GB at fp32, but only ~7 GB is usable on Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 (8GB).

The gap is about 7 GB: MusicGen medium needs roughly 14 GB and Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 (8GB) leaves only about 7 GB usable for a model. The lightest tracked hardware that runs MusicGen medium is the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti (16GB) at 16 GB. See MusicGen medium on Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti (16GB).

Peak memory: ~14 GB
Usable on device: ~7 GB
Device memory: 8 GB
Quant: fp32

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Model musicgen

Type: Music generation
Parameters: 1.5B
Peak memory: ~14 GB at fp32
License: CC-BY-NC-4.0

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Device Windows

Memory: 8 GB vram
Usable for weights: ~7 GB
Power draw: ~150 W
Best runtime: llama.cpp CUDA (Pascal, no tensor cores)

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What you can run instead

Run MusicGen medium on other hardware

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti (16GB)Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 (16GB)Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 (24GB)Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 (24GB)AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (24GB)Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 (32GB)

FAQ

Can Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 (8GB) run MusicGen medium?

Needs ~14 GB at fp32, but only ~7 GB is usable on Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 (8GB).

How much memory does MusicGen medium need?

Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 (8GB) does not have enough memory. At fp32 the realistic peak is ~14 GB of memory.

What do I use to run MusicGen medium locally?

MusicGen medium runs in AudioCraft or HF Transformers. It needs a GPU.

Sources

VRAM figures are sourced peak-usage anchors at the noted quant, validated 2026-09-14. See methodology.