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How Much VRAM You Actually Need for a Local LLM (2026)

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Every week on the local-LLM subreddits there's the same thread: "I have an 8GB card. What can I actually run?" And the answers are all guesses. I thought I'd write the version I wish I'd had before I bought mine, because I got this wrong the first time and it cost me a long night of frustration. He…

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  1. 2026-09-05 13:33 · DEV Community — AI
    How Much VRAM You Actually Need for a Local LLM (2026)

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