Gemma 3 27B TPS calculator

Open weights Google DeepMind 27B parameters March 2025

Each card below is assessed against this model at the context length and minimum quality you choose. Speed is an estimate for a single request, calculated from the card's memory bandwidth and the size of the model once compressed.

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241 cards that can run it

818 cards we hold specifications for

Smallest card that fits

Xeon Phi 7120P

16 GB · Q3_K_M · 9.7 tok/s

Fastest card

B200

125 tok/s · 180 GB

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Context length tokens

A longer conversation needs more memory, which can push this model off smaller cards.

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241 cards match

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					Needs	Quantisation	Fit
125 tok/s 107–151	B200 NVIDIA	180 GB	8,000 GB/s	Jan 2024	29.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
125 tok/s 107–151	B300 NVIDIA	288 GB	8,000 GB/s	Sep 2025	29.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
100 tok/s 60–160 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI350X AMD	288 GB	8,190 GB/s	Jan 2025	29.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
100 tok/s 60–160 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI355X AMD	288 GB	8,190 GB/s	Jan 2025	29.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
80.1 tok/s 48–128 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI300 AMD	128 GB	6,550 GB/s	Jan 2023	29.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
76.7 tok/s 65–92	H200 NVL NVIDIA	141 GB	4,890 GB/s	Nov 2024	29.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
76.7 tok/s 65–92	H200 SXM 141 GB NVIDIA	141 GB	4,890 GB/s	Nov 2024	29.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
73.4 tok/s 44–117 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI325X AMD	256 GB	6,000 GB/s	Oct 2024	29.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
65.2 tok/s 39–104 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI300A AMD	128 GB	5,325 GB/s	Dec 2023	29.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
65.2 tok/s 39–104 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI300X AMD	192 GB	5,325 GB/s	Dec 2023	29.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
65.2 tok/s 39–104 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI308X AMD	192 GB	5,325 GB/s	Dec 2023	29.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
61.8 tok/s 53–74	H100 NVL 94 GB NVIDIA	94 GB	3,940 GB/s	Mar 2023	29.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
52.7 tok/s 45–63	H100 PCIe 96 GB NVIDIA	96 GB	3,360 GB/s	Mar 2023	29.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
52.7 tok/s 45–63	H100 SXM5 80 GB NVIDIA	80 GB	3,360 GB/s	Oct 2022	29.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
52.7 tok/s 45–63	H100 SXM5 94 GB NVIDIA	94 GB	3,360 GB/s	Mar 2023	29.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
52.7 tok/s 45–63	H100 SXM5 96 GB NVIDIA	96 GB	3,360 GB/s	Mar 2023	29.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
52.7 tok/s 45–63	H800 SXM5 NVIDIA	80 GB	3,360 GB/s	Mar 2023	29.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
47.8 tok/s 41–57	Tesla V100 SXM2 16 GB NVIDIA	16 GB	1,130 GB/s	Nov 2019	13.3 GB	Q3_K_M	Tight
42.6 tok/s 36–51	DRIVE A100 PROD NVIDIA	32 GB	1,870 GB/s	May 2020	22.7 GB	Q6_K	Comfortable
42.6 tok/s 36–51	GRID A100A NVIDIA	32 GB	1,870 GB/s	May 2020	22.7 GB	Q6_K	Comfortable
40.8 tok/s 35–49	GeForce RTX 5090 NVIDIA	32 GB	1,790 GB/s	Jan 2025	22.7 GB	Q6_K	Comfortable
40.8 tok/s 35–49	GeForce RTX 5090 D NVIDIA	32 GB	1,790 GB/s	Jan 2025	22.7 GB	Q6_K	Comfortable
40.6 tok/s 35–49	GeForce RTX 5080 NVIDIA	16 GB	960 GB/s	Jan 2025	13.3 GB	Q3_K_M	Tight
40.1 tok/s 24–64 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI250 AMD	128 GB	3,280 GB/s	Nov 2021	29.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
40.1 tok/s 24–64 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI250X AMD	128 GB	3,280 GB/s	Nov 2021	29.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable

Speeds are estimates for a single request — one conversation at a time — calculated from memory bandwidth, model size and quantisation. Real throughput varies with the inference runtime and its version. Figures published by hardware vendors measure many simultaneous requests and are much higher.

On record

Full specification

Everything on record for this model. Most of it describes how it was trained rather than how it runs — useful context for judging how much work went into it, and how it compares with models built at a different scale.

Origin

Who built this model, where, and when it was published.

Organisation: Google DeepMind
Organisation type: Industry
Country: United States of America
Published: 12 March 2025
Authors: Core contributors: Aishwarya Kamath, Johan Ferret, Shreya Pathak, Nino Vieillard, Ramona Merhej, Sarah Perrin, Tatiana Matejovicova, Alexandre Ramé, Morgane Rivière, Louis Rouillard, Thomas Mesnard, Geoffrey Cideron, Jean-bastien Grill, Sabela Ramos, Edouard Yvinec, Michelle Casbon, Etienne Pot, Ivo Penchev, Gaël Liu, Francesco Visin, Kathleen Kenealy, Lucas Beyer, Xiaohai Zhai, Anton Tsitsulin, R…

What it does

The problem areas the model was built for. A model can carry several of each.

Domain: Language, Vision, Multimodal
Task: Language modeling/generation, Question answering, Translation, Chat, Quantitative reasoning, Visual question answering, Code generation
Base model: SigLIP 400M

Size

How large the model is and how much data it was trained on. Parameters are the figure that decides whether it fits on a given graphics card.

Parameters: 27B
Training data: 14,000,000,000,000 tokens

Training compute

The arithmetic performed to train the model, measured in floating-point operations. It is a measure of what the training run cost, not of how fast the finished model answers you.

Training compute: 2.3 × 10²⁴ FLOP
How it was established: Operation counting

The training run

What it physically took to train: which chips, how many, for how long, and what that drew from the wall.

Training hardware: Google TPU v5p
Chips used: 6,144
Power draw: 6.5 MW

Availability

Whether you can obtain the model and run it on your own hardware, which is what decides if any of the graphics-card figures on this page apply.

Weights: Open — downloadable
Model access: Open weights (restricted use)
Training code: Unreleased
Hugging Face: google

How it is classified

Labels the source dataset applies when tracking notable models, and how confident it is in the entry.

Likely above 10²³ FLOP: Yes
Record confidence: Confident

Sources

Where this record came from and when it was last checked.

Reference: Gemma 3 Technical Report
Last updated: 28 November 2025

The extremes

The ten fastest GPUs that run Gemma 3 27B

Ranked by estimated tokens per second, newest card first where speeds tie. Because generation is bound by memory bandwidth, this ordering follows bandwidth rather than any gaming benchmark.

The smallest GPUs that still run Gemma 3 27B

The cheapest route in, by memory capacity. A tight fit runs the model but leaves nothing spare for a longer conversation.

What the numbers mean

What it takes to run this model

Minimum card

Xeon Phi 7120P

Memory needed

13.3 GB

Fastest

125 tok/s

Gemma 3 27B reaches a parameter count of 27B. That lands in the range a serious desktop card can handle once the weights are compressed. The number of cards we track that can run it: 241.

The smallest card that holds it is Xeon Phi 7120P, with a memory capacity of 16 GB, running it at a compression of Q3_K_M and producing around 9.7 tokens per second.

Top of the range is B200, generating roughly 125 tokens per second on the strength of a memory bandwidth of 8,000 GB/s.

About this model

Gemma 3 27B was published by Google DeepMind, in the country recorded as United States of America, during March 2025. The publishing organisation is categorised as industry.

It works in the domain of Language, Vision, Multimodal, and is recorded as performing the task of language modeling/generation, Question answering, Translation, Chat, Quantitative reasoning, Visual question answering, Code generation.

Rather than being trained from scratch, it is derived from SigLIP 400M. Most models at this scale are adapted from an existing base rather than built from nothing.

The weights being open is what puts this page in the calculator rather than only in the catalogue: it is a model you can actually hold. On Hugging Face it is published under the organisation google.

How fast it runs, and why

Across every card that can run it, the middle of the range sits at 19.0 tokens per second. Producing text faster than most people read it: 196 of them.

Being dense, it reads all of itself per token, which is why the ordering by speed below follows the ordering by memory bandwidth so closely.

Its attention layout is on file, so the memory figures are computed exactly rather than approximated.

How it was trained

The training run consumed about 2.3 × 10²⁴ FLOP, on hardware recorded as Google TPU v5p. That figure measures what producing the model cost, and has no bearing on how fast it answers.

The training set ran to roughly 14,000,000,000,000 tokens of text.

Step by step

How to choose a GPU for Gemma 3 27B

The table above has already assessed every card we hold specifications for against this model. Getting to your answer takes six steps.

01

Start from the memory column

Every card here has been checked against Gemma 3 27B, needing around 13.3 GB at a compression of Q3_K_M. That figure, not the headline performance of a card, is what decides whether it runs.
02

Match the context to your actual use

The conversation occupies memory too, and grows as it goes. Set the slider to the length you expect, because at long context a card that handles short questions easily can be dropped by Gemma 3 27B.
03

Choose how far you will compress it

The quantisation column varies by card, because a bigger card holds a more accurate copy, reaching a compression of Q3_K_M on the smallest card that fits. Setting a minimum quality drops the cards that only manage it by squeezing further than you would want, and holds the comparison at one level.
04

Compare tokens per second, not specifications

The speed ordering is effectively an ordering by memory bandwidth, for Gemma 3 27B. It will not match a gaming ordering, because generation is bound by memory bandwidth. The card topping the list is B200, at 125 tok/s.
05

Read the fit column last

A tight fit runs, but leaves nothing spare for a longer conversation, in the case of Gemma 3 27B. Comfortable means you can grow the context later. That difference matters more than a few tokens per second, so buy for comfortable if you expect to.
06

See what else that card runs

Every card name links to its own page, which runs the same calculation across the whole model catalogue. A card is usually bought for more than one model, so it is worth a look before buying for Gemma 3 27B.

Answers

Gemma 3 27B — common questions

Gemma 3 27B— when was it released?

It was published in March 2025.

Gemma 3 27B— what is it used for?

It works in the domain of Language, Vision, Multimodal, and is recorded as handling the task of language modeling/generation, Question answering, Translation, Chat, Quantitative reasoning, Visual question answering, Code generation. Models frequently carry more than one of each, and the tags describe purpose rather than capability limits.

Gemma 3 27B— where can I download it?

Its weights are published on Hugging Face, under the organisation google. We do not host model files — this site calculates what hardware is needed to run them.

Gemma 3 27B— how much compute was used to train it?

Training consumed around 2.3 × 10²⁴ FLOP, on hardware recorded as Google TPU v5p. That measures what producing the model cost and says nothing about how quickly it answers once trained — inference speed comes from memory bandwidth, not from the training budget.

Gemma 3 27B— can I run it if it does not fit in my GPU?

It can be split between the card and system memory, but it generates painfully slowly that way. The nearest miss we calculate falls short by 5.6 GB. Every figure here assumes the whole model is resident on the card.

Gemma 3 27B— would two GPUs run it faster?

A second card roughly doubles the memory available but not the generation rate. The number already able to run it alone: 241. So a second card is rarely the answer here.

Gemma 3 27B— why does the quantisation differ between cards?

A larger card holds a more accurate copy. The number of compression levels used across the cards that run it: 5. Bigger cards get the more accurate version, and the quality floor above pins the comparison to one level.

Gemma 3 27B— how accurate are these speed estimates?

These are estimates with real error bars, and any of them could reasonably land anywhere in its published range depending on which runtime you use. The fastest result here: 107–151 tok/s on B200. The same model and card vary by thirty to fifty per cent depending on the inference software and its version.

Gemma 3 27B— what GPU do I need to run it?

The smallest card in our catalogue that holds it is Xeon Phi 7120P, with a memory capacity of 16 GB. It runs the model at a compression of Q3_K_M using about 13.3 GB, and produces roughly 9.7 tokens per second. The number of cards able to run it in total: 241.

Gemma 3 27B— how fast is it on a GPU?

It depends on the card. The quickest we calculate is B200, at about 125 tokens per second; the slowest that still runs it manages considerably less. Reading speed is around ten tokens per second, and the number of cards clearing that: 196.

Gemma 3 27B— how much VRAM does it need?

It needs about 13.3 GB at a compression of Q3_K_M, which is what the smallest card that runs it uses. Less compression needs more: the figures in the memory column above are recalculated for each card, because each one holds the least-compressed version it can.

Gemma 3 27B— can I run it on a GPU holding 16 GB?

Yes. The card Tesla V100 SXM2 16 GB, holding 16 GB, runs it at a compression of Q3_K_M, using about 13.3 GB and generating roughly 47.8 tokens per second. The fit is tight.

Gemma 3 27B— can I run it on a GPU holding 24 GB?

Yes. The card GeForce RTX 5090 D V2, holding 24 GB, runs it at a compression of Q5_K_M, using about 19.5 GB and generating roughly 37.5 tokens per second. The fit is tight.

Gemma 3 27B— is it open source?

Its weights are published, so it can be downloaded and run on your own hardware. Note that open weights is not the same as open source in the full sense — it says nothing about the training data, the training code, or the commercial terms attached.

Gemma 3 27B— how many parameters does it have?

It has a parameter count of 27B. Vision Encoder: 417M Embedding Parameters: 1,416M Non-embedding Parameters: 25,600M. That figure is the total, and it is what decides how much memory the model needs — roughly half a gigabyte per billion at the compression most people use.

Gemma 3 27B— who created it?

It was published by Google DeepMind, based in United States of America, an organisation categorised as industry.

Source

Original publication

Record last updated 28 November 2025

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