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Can I run this LLM?

Can a NVIDIA RTX 3060 Laptop (6GB) run 1-bit Bonsai 27B?

Bonsai · Apache 2.0 · estimated for a 6.0 GB machine at 4K context.

Yes, but it's tight.

Tight / slow

Best fit: 1-bit Bonsai 27B at Q1_0 · 3.8 GB weights · 39–58 tok/s on a NVIDIA RTX 3060 Laptop (6GB).

Only the shipped native packs are available. Pack preference does not establish measured output quality. The trained context limit is 256K tokens. These estimates use 4K context.

Arena Text Overall · style-controlled

UnratedNo exact match

No reviewed exact Arena match

No reviewed exact model/configuration match in the Arena Text Overall style-controlled snapshot. No family or editorial score is substituted. Local quantization quality is unmeasured.

Snapshot published 2026-10-08 · snapshot imported 2026-10-11 UTC · validated last-good data · manual refresh

Arena leaderboard dataset · Arena / lmarena-ai, Arena Leaderboard Dataset (CC BY 4.0). Selected Text Overall style-controlled rows; field names adapted, ratings unchanged. · dataset CC BY 4.0 · revision e16f90232986

Total memory at 4K context
4.9 GB
Weights + KV cache + runtime overhead
Estimated generation
39–58 tok/s
Estimated first token
~29s

Every quantization on this machine

On small screens, each quant lists every metric below its name. On wider screens, scroll sideways for total memory, speed and fit. Keyboard: focus the table, then use the arrow keys. Quant names stay visible.

1-bit Bonsai 27B quantizations on NVIDIA RTX 3060 Laptop (6GB), estimated at 4K context. Weights and total memory are shown separately.
QuantWeightsTotal memorySpeedFit
Q1_03.8 GB4.9 GB39–58 tok/sTight / slow

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