Why VRAM Matters for Sovereign AI

The "Refusal Economy" is physically constrained by VRAM. To run a model like Llama 3 70B locally and ensure total privacy, you must navigate the Hardware Long-Tail. If a model doesn't fit in your GPU's VRAM, it offloads to the CPU, causing a performance degradation of up to 100x.

Our calculator uses the ACES Formula to estimate the KV Cache overhead and system reservation. For professional Red Teaming or Creative Writing, we recommend a minimum of 48GB VRAM (Dual RTX 3090s) to maintain high-speed inference on 70B+ parameter models.