Model benchmarks

google/gemma-4-12b-qat local LLM performance

As of September 2026, google/gemma-4-12b-qat runs at up to 65.9 tok/s for local inference (best of 3 community benchmark runs across 1 GPU).

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Model size

12B

Peak speed

65.9 tok/s

Average speed

51.4 tok/s

Avg PP

288.0 tok/s

Min memory

6.7 GB

Max context

16.384 tokens

Avg output / run

12.599 tokens

Avg runtime / run

8m 55s

Avg quality

71.0

Benchmark runs

3

GPUs tested

1

Quality by task

Average LLM-judged quality (0–100) with the run-to-run spread shown as a P5–P95 band, overall and for each benchmark task, across all 3 runs. The low and high columns show how much the judge’s score varies between runs, and need at least two runs to display.

TaskP5 (low)AvgP95 (high)
Overall68.271.074.9
Agent Workflow75.278.383.0
Code Generation62.465.067.7
Role Play & Narrative67.078.787.6
Research & Analysis46.161.973.2

Performance by hardware and tool

Every hardware/tool/quantization combination google/gemma-4-12b-qat has been benchmarked on, ranked by peak token generation speed. Last updated September 2026.

HardwareToolQuantBest tok/sAvg tok/sMemoryContextQualityRuns
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPERLM Studio65.9 tok/s64.2 tok/s6.7 GB16.384 tokens72.42
CPU onlyLM Studio25.9 tok/s25.9 tok/s6.7 GB8.192 tokens68.11

Benchmark runs

All 3 google/gemma-4-12b-qat runs submitted so far — expand one for its hardware, quality breakdown and per-scenario detail.

Frequently asked questions

Is google/gemma-4-12b-qat good for coding?
In our benchmarks, google/gemma-4-12b-qat scores 65.0/100 for coding. It runs at about 51.4 tok/s, so if you want more speed, unsloth/Qwen3.8-27B-GGUF:IQ3_S is faster (~104.3 tok/s) and still scores well for coding (83.0/100).
Is google/gemma-4-12b-qat good for agentic (tool-using) tasks?
In our benchmarks, google/gemma-4-12b-qat scores 78.3/100 for agentic workflows. It runs at about 51.4 tok/s, so if you want more speed, granite-4.2-8b-Q4_K_L is faster (~71.6 tok/s) and still scores well for agentic workflows (92.9/100).
How fast is google/gemma-4-12b-qat for local inference?
Across 3 community benchmark runs, google/gemma-4-12b-qat reaches up to 65.9 tok/s and averages 51.4 tok/s, with the fastest results on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER.
How much memory does google/gemma-4-12b-qat need?
The leanest observed configuration used about 6.7 GB of memory.
Which tools have been used to run google/gemma-4-12b-qat?
Benchmarks were submitted using LM Studio. Results are community-contributed and updated as new runs arrive.