# Olmo 3 7B Instruct: RAM and VRAM requirements

> Olmo 3 7B Instruct is a 7B Olmo model. At Q4_K_M it needs about **5.6 GB** to run and fits **35 of 43** tracked devices. Minimum to run: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (8GB).

Last validated: 2026-09-07. Sources: Ollama, HuggingFace GGUF repos, vendor specs.

## Memory by quantization
| Quant | On disk | To run (4k context) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Q4_K_M | 4.16 GB | ~5.6 GB |
| Q8_0 | 7.23 GB | ~8.6 GB |
| FP16 | 14.6 GB | ~16 GB |

Memory = weights + KV cache + ~0.8 GB runtime overhead, and varies ±15% with context length.

## Will it run on my device?
- **Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 (6GB)** (6 GB): No, not enough memory
- **Generic Android Phone (8GB RAM)** (8 GB): No, not enough memory
- **Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra** (12 GB): Yes, it runs
- **Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti (16GB)** (16 GB): Yes, it runs (room for Q8_0)
- **Apple M5 (16GB)** (16 GB): Yes, it runs (room for Q8_0)
- **Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 (24GB)** (24 GB): Yes, it runs (room for FP16)
- **Apple M4 Pro (48GB)** (48 GB): Yes, it runs (room for FP16)
- **Apple M3 Ultra (256GB)** (256 GB): Yes, it runs (room for FP16)

Full table of all 43 devices: https://localmodel.run/model/olmo-3-7b-instruct

## How to run
Quickest path: `ollama run olmo-3:7b-instruct`. On Mac, LM Studio (ships MLX) is fastest; on Linux, Ollama for chat or vLLM to serve; on Windows, LM Studio or Ollama.

## Details
- Parameters: 7B
- Default context: 64k tokens
- License: Apache-2.0 (commercial use: yes)
- Released: 2025-11
- HuggingFace: 246,874 downloads/mo, 143 likes

## FAQ
### How much VRAM or RAM does Olmo 3 7B Instruct need?
About 5.6 GB at Q4_K_M (weights 4.16 GB + KV cache + overhead) at a 4k context. Budget ~8.6 GB for Q8_0.
### Can Olmo 3 7B Instruct run on a laptop?
Yes. Olmo 3 7B Instruct fits on a 16 GB laptop or Mac at Q4_K_M, and runs on Apple Silicon or a 12 GB+ GPU comfortably.
### Can I use Olmo 3 7B Instruct commercially?
Yes, Apache-2.0 permits commercial use.

Sources: https://huggingface.co/allenai/Olmo-3-7B-Instruct, https://huggingface.co/unsloth/Olmo-3-7B-Instruct-GGUF, https://ollama.com/library/olmo-3/tags
More: https://localmodel.run/model/olmo-3-7b-instruct