A guide details the optimal GPU hardware for running Google's Gemma 4 models, emphasizing the 26B-A4B Mixture of Experts (MoE) variant. This MoE model offers near-30B quality while fitting within 16GB of VRAM, making it accessible on mid-range GPUs like the RTX 4060 Ti or RTX 5070 Ti. The guide contrasts this with the larger 31B Dense model, which requires high-end cards such as the RTX 4090, and provides specific VRAM requirements and performance benchmarks for each Gemma 4 variant. AI
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IMPACT Provides crucial hardware guidance for developers and users seeking to run the latest open-source models efficiently.
RANK_REASON This article provides a technical analysis and hardware recommendations for running specific open-source models, fitting the criteria for research-level content. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]