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Can RTX 4090 24GB run Google Gemma 3 27B IT?

Yes — with limited memory headroom.

Gemma 3 27B is close to the 24GB boundary, so quantization and context length determine whether the RTX 4090 is comfortable or tight.

23.08GBVRAM required
24.00GBAvailable memory
0.92GBMemory headroom
Q4_K_MRecommended quantization
8KContext

A lighter Q3_K_M / 8K configuration also fits.

Calculated estimate, not a measured benchmark.

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