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24GB Is Not 24GB: The Local LLM VRAM Worksheet

Aug 8, 2026

Model weights are the floor. Context, concurrency, runtime, and usable memory decide whether the deployment fits.

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How Much VRAM Do 7B and 13B Models Need?

Aug 7, 2026

Six weight-and-cache scenarios show why parameter count alone cannot answer the GPU question.

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gpt-oss 20B vs 120B Hardware Requirements: VRAM, RAM, and Context Math

Aug 6, 2026

The official checkpoints fit in 16 GB and 80 GB. Context, concurrency, and runtime reserve decide whether your deployment does.

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Kimi K3 Ships Open, With a Revenue Catch

Jul 28, 2026

A 2.5x efficiency claim, a 96-shard download, and fine print.

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Google Deleted the Encoder Out of Gemma 4 12B

Jun 5, 2026

Vision is one matrix multiply. Audio drops the encoder entirely. It still runs on a 16GB laptop.

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