Gemma 3 1B TPS calculator

Open weights Google DeepMind 1B 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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818 cards that can run it

818 cards we hold specifications for

Smallest card that fits

Tesla C1080

4 GB · Q8_0 · 36.9 tok/s

Fastest card

B200

3,388 tok/s · 180 GB

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

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					Needs	Quantisation	Fit
3,388 tok/s 2,880–4,066	B200 NVIDIA	180 GB	8,000 GB/s	Jan 2024	1.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
3,388 tok/s 2,880–4,066	B300 NVIDIA	288 GB	8,000 GB/s	Sep 2025	1.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
2,706 tok/s 1,623–4,329 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI350X AMD	288 GB	8,190 GB/s	Jan 2025	1.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
2,706 tok/s 1,623–4,329 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI355X AMD	288 GB	8,190 GB/s	Jan 2025	1.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
2,164 tok/s 1,298–3,462 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI300 AMD	128 GB	6,550 GB/s	Jan 2023	1.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
2,071 tok/s 1,760–2,485	H200 NVL NVIDIA	141 GB	4,890 GB/s	Nov 2024	1.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
2,071 tok/s 1,760–2,485	H200 SXM 141 GB NVIDIA	141 GB	4,890 GB/s	Nov 2024	1.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
1,982 tok/s 1,189–3,171 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI325X AMD	256 GB	6,000 GB/s	Oct 2024	1.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
1,759 tok/s 1,055–2,815 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI300A AMD	128 GB	5,325 GB/s	Dec 2023	1.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
1,759 tok/s 1,055–2,815 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI300X AMD	192 GB	5,325 GB/s	Dec 2023	1.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
1,759 tok/s 1,055–2,815 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI308X AMD	192 GB	5,325 GB/s	Dec 2023	1.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
1,669 tok/s 1,418–2,002	H100 NVL 94 GB NVIDIA	94 GB	3,940 GB/s	Mar 2023	1.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
1,423 tok/s 1,210–1,708	H100 PCIe 96 GB NVIDIA	96 GB	3,360 GB/s	Mar 2023	1.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
1,423 tok/s 1,210–1,708	H100 SXM5 80 GB NVIDIA	80 GB	3,360 GB/s	Oct 2022	1.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
1,423 tok/s 1,210–1,708	H100 SXM5 94 GB NVIDIA	94 GB	3,360 GB/s	Mar 2023	1.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
1,423 tok/s 1,210–1,708	H100 SXM5 96 GB NVIDIA	96 GB	3,360 GB/s	Mar 2023	1.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
1,423 tok/s 1,210–1,708	H800 SXM5 NVIDIA	80 GB	3,360 GB/s	Mar 2023	1.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
1,084 tok/s 650–1,734 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI250 AMD	128 GB	3,280 GB/s	Nov 2021	1.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
1,084 tok/s 650–1,734 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI250X AMD	128 GB	3,280 GB/s	Nov 2021	1.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
903 tok/s 542–1,445 · low confidence	Data Center GPU Max 1550 Intel	128 GB	3,280 GB/s	Jan 2023	1.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
884 tok/s 530–1,414 · low confidence	Data Center GPU Max Subsystem Intel	128 GB	3,210 GB/s	Jan 2023	1.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
864 tok/s 734–1,037	A100 SXM4 80 GB NVIDIA	80 GB	2,040 GB/s	Nov 2020	1.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
864 tok/s 734–1,037	A100X NVIDIA	80 GB	2,040 GB/s	Jun 2021	1.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
864 tok/s 734–1,037	A800 SXM4 80 GB NVIDIA	80 GB	2,040 GB/s	Aug 2022	1.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
864 tok/s 734–1,037	H100 CNX NVIDIA	80 GB	2,040 GB/s	Mar 2023	1.8 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
Task: Language modeling/generation, Question answering, Translation, Chat, Quantitative reasoning, Code generation, Mathematical reasoning
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: 1B
Training data: 2,000,000,000,000 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: 1.2 × 10²² 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 v5e
Chips used: 512
Power draw: 226.1 kW

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.

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 1B

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 1B

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

Tesla C1080

Memory needed

1.8 GB

Fastest

3,388 tok/s

Gemma 3 1B reaches a parameter count of 1B. That is small enough that hardware is rarely the obstacle, including on cards several years old. The number of cards we track that can run it: 818.

The smallest card that holds it is Tesla C1080, with a memory capacity of 4 GB, running it at a compression of Q8_0 and producing around 36.9 tokens per second.

The quickest result comes from B200, generating roughly 3,388 tokens per second on the strength of a memory bandwidth of 8,000 GB/s.

Background

Gemma 3 1B was published by Google DeepMind, in the country recorded as United States of America, during March 2025. The category the publisher falls under is industry.

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

It builds on SigLIP 400M. Most models at this scale are adapted from an existing base rather than built from nothing.

The weights are published, so it can be downloaded and run on your own hardware indefinitely, offline, with no account attached. On Hugging Face it is published under the organisation google.

Reading the throughput figures

Across every card that can run it, the middle of the range sits at 95.1 tokens per second. Exceeding reading speed outright: 806 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.

Because the architecture is recorded, the memory column is derived rather than estimated.

What went into building it

Producing it required arithmetic totalling around 1.2 × 10²² FLOP, on hardware recorded as Google TPU v5e. That figure measures what producing the model cost, and has no bearing on how fast it answers.

Training consumed a corpus of around 2,000,000,000,000 tokens of text.

Step by step

How to choose a GPU for Gemma 3 1B

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 1B, needing around 1.8 GB at a compression of Q8_0. That figure, not the headline performance of a card, is what decides whether it runs.
02

Set the context length you will work at

Longer conversations cost memory on top of what the weights need. Move the slider to your real working length before trusting any row for Gemma 3 1B.
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 Q8_0 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.
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Sort by speed

Ranking by tokens per second follows memory bandwidth rather than core counts, for Gemma 3 1B. It will not match a gaming ordering, because generation is bound by memory bandwidth. The card topping the list is B200, at 3,388 tok/s.
05

Check the fit verdict before buying

The fit column separates cards that just manage it from those with room to spare, in the case of Gemma 3 1B. 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.
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Check the card from the other side

Each card page repeats this sweep for every model we hold, answering what else the hardware is good for beyond Gemma 3 1B.

Answers

Gemma 3 1B — common questions

Gemma 3 1B— how much compute was used to train it?

Training consumed around 1.2 × 10²² FLOP, on hardware recorded as Google TPU v5e. 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 1B— can I run it if it does not fit in my GPU?

Only by offloading, which is usually a false economy: the part held in system memory drags the whole thing down. Every figure here assumes the whole model is resident on the card.

Gemma 3 1B— 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: 818. So a second card is rarely the answer here.

Gemma 3 1B— why does the quantisation differ between cards?

Each card is shown running the least-compressed copy it can hold. The number of distinct compression levels across the cards that fit it: 1. Bigger cards get the more accurate version, and the quality floor above pins the comparison to one level.

Gemma 3 1B— 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: 2,880–4,066 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 1B— what GPU do I need to run it?

The smallest card in our catalogue that holds it is Tesla C1080, with a memory capacity of 4 GB. It runs the model at a compression of Q8_0 using about 1.8 GB, and produces roughly 36.9 tokens per second. The number of cards able to run it in total: 818.

Gemma 3 1B— how fast is it on a GPU?

It depends on the card. The quickest we calculate is B200, at about 3,388 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: 806.

Gemma 3 1B— how much VRAM does it need?

It needs about 1.8 GB at a compression of Q8_0, 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 1B— can I run it on a GPU holding 8 GB?

Yes. The card CMP 170HX 8 GB, holding 8 GB, runs it at a compression of Q8_0, using about 1.8 GB and generating roughly 631 tokens per second. The fit is comfortable.

Gemma 3 1B— can I run it on a GPU holding 12 GB?

Yes. The card GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, holding 12 GB, runs it at a compression of Q8_0, using about 1.8 GB and generating roughly 386 tokens per second. The fit is comfortable.

Gemma 3 1B— 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 Q8_0, using about 1.8 GB and generating roughly 479 tokens per second. The fit is comfortable.

Gemma 3 1B— 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 Q8_0, using about 1.8 GB and generating roughly 568 tokens per second. The fit is comfortable.

Gemma 3 1B— 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 1B— how many parameters does it have?

It has a parameter count of 1B. Embedding Parameters: 302M Non-embedding Parameters: 698M. 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 1B— who created it?

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

Gemma 3 1B— when was it released?

It was published in March 2025.

Gemma 3 1B— what is it used for?

It works in the domain of Language, and is recorded as handling the task of language modeling/generation, Question answering, Translation, Chat, Quantitative reasoning, Code generation, Mathematical reasoning. These are the areas it was designed around; they describe intent rather than a hard boundary.

Gemma 3 1B— 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.

Source

Original publication

Record last updated 28 November 2025

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