Raspberry Pi 5 / Llama 3.1 8B
Can a Raspberry Pi 5 run Llama 3.1 8B?
Technically yes, but slowly. Measured generation speed: 1.99–2.05 tok/s across 2 public runs.
Rule of thumb: 10+ tok/s feels like a chat; 4–10 is usable for assistants and automations; under 4 is batch-job territory. Speeds depend on quantization, runtime, context length and cooling. Check each source.
| Board | Quant | Runtime | Gen tok/s | Prompt tok/s | TTFT ms | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raspberry Pi 5 Raspberry Pi 5 16GB | Ollama default | Ollama | 2.05 | – | – | source ↗ 2025-01-09 |
| Raspberry Pi 5 Raspberry Pi 5 8GB | Ollama default | Ollama | 1.99 | – | – | source ↗ 2025-01-09 |
Llama 3.1 8B on other boards
- Jetson Orin NX 8GB Super 23.1 tok/s best
- Jetson Orin NX 16GB Super 22.8 tok/s best
- Jetson Orin NX 16GB 20.5 tok/s best
- Jetson Orin Nano Super 19.1 tok/s best
- Jetson Orin NX 8GB 15.9 tok/s best
- Jetson Orin Nano 14 tok/s best
Buy a Raspberry Pi 5
- Raspberry Pi 5 8GB: $175 official list price after Apr 2026 increase, source ↗ (2026-04-01) Check price on Amazon
- Raspberry Pi 5 16GB: $305 official list price after Apr 2026 increase, source ↗ (2026-04-01) Check price on Amazon
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