Can Nemotron 3 Nano 30B-A3B run on ROG Phone 9 Pro?
NO — Won't fit
Grade F · 17/100 · formula estimate
What this means
None of the versions we checked fit safely on this phone. The checked version needs about 28.5 GB, while we estimate that the model can use about 20 GB.
Try a smaller model, or use this model on a device with more memory.
This result is calculated from the phone and model specifications. It has not been measured on this exact phone and setup.
−8.5GB short
memory that doesn't exist here
28.5GB
needed at Q4_K_M
Q4_K_M
quant checked
F
grade · 17/100
needs 28.5 GBusable 20 GB · short 8.5 GB
Snapdragon 8 Elite24 GB RAMCPU / GPUalso sold with 16 GB
Three ways forward
1
Try a smaller quant
No quant of Nemotron 3 Nano 30B-A3B fits this phone — even the smallest is too big. Options 2 and 3 are your real choices.
2
Same family, smaller
Nemotron 3 Nano 4B · Q4_K_M · 2.8 GB
✓ ~12.3 tokens/s here
check Nemotron 3 Nano 4B →3
Run it in the cloud
The full Nemotron 3 Nano 30B-A3B, no download, at data-center speed — pay per token.
provider recommendations coming later
Where the memory goes
| Component | Detail | GB |
|---|---|---|
| Model weights | Q4_K_M GGUF (24.6 GB) + mmap overhead | 25.8 |
| KV cache | 4K context window | 2.1 |
| Runtime | llama.cpp + app overhead | 0.6 |
| Total needed | at Q4_K_M, 4K context | 28.5 |
| Usable on ROG Phone 9 Pro | 24 GB RAM − Android system reserve | 20 |
| Headroom | missing — this memory doesn't exist | −8.5 |
Pick your quant
| Quant | Download | Verdict | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| IQ4_XS | 18.2 GB | ✕ Won't fit | won't fit |
| Q4_0 | 18.2 GB | ✕ Won't fit | won't fit |
| Q3_K_M | 20 GB | ✕ Won't fit | won't fit |
| Q4_K_S | 22 GB | ✕ Won't fit | won't fit |
| Q4_K_M | 24.6 GB | ✕ Won't fit | won't fit |
| Q5_K_M | 26.1 GB | ✕ Won't fit | won't fit |
| Q6_K | 33.5 GB | ✕ Won't fit | won't fit |
| Q8_0 | 33.6 GB | ✕ Won't fit | won't fit |
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