Gemma 3 27B FP16
Popular Ollama model family: Gemma 3. Caveat: Estimated values are placeholders unless marked measured..
Hardware Snapshot
| Family | Gemma 3 |
|---|---|
| Scenario | multimodal |
| License scope | open-source |
| Quantization | FP16 |
| VRAM minimum | 30GB |
| VRAM optimal | 42GB |
| Best local GPU | RTX 6000 Ada 48GB |
| Cloud fallback | A100 80GB |
| Updated | 2026-02-24 |
| Data status | Verified by Real Hardware |
| Ollama source | Library reference (verified: 2026-02-24) |
| Ollama tag | gemma3:27b |
| Category | multimodal |
Benchmark Anchors
| Hardware | Expected tok/s |
|---|---|
| RTX 3090 24GB | 6.1 |
| RTX 4090 24GB | 8.2 |
| A100 80GB | 14.6 |
Real Hardware Benchmark (RTX 3090)
| Tokens/s | 9.073 |
|---|---|
| Latency | 11605 ms |
| Prompt tokens | 30 |
| Eval tokens | 96 |
| Test time | 2026-04-01T11:53:50Z |
| GPU model | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 |
Verified by real hardware.
Performance Curve
Reference anchors are baseline estimates. Measured RTX 3090 data is overlaid when available.
Best Hardware for Gemma 3 27B FP16
- Local run: RTX 3090 (24GB) (Check latest deal) for around 9.073 tok/s on this profile.
- Cloud run: RunPod A100 80GB , about 1.6x the local 3090 speed anchor.
- Alternative cloud: Vast.ai options for flexible spot pricing.
Local vs Cloud Cost Hint
| Mode | 40h / month | 120h / month |
|---|---|---|
| Local power only (3090 baseline) | $2.24 | $6.72 |
| A100 80GB | $78 | $234 |
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