Raspberry Pi 5 / Llama 3.2 3B
Can a Raspberry Pi 5 run Llama 3.2 3B?
Yes, usable but slower than reading speed. Measured generation speed: 0.14–5.95 tok/s across 6 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 1x Raspberry Pi 5 8GB | Q40 | distributed-llama v0.12.3 | 5.95 | 14.3 | – | source ↗ 2025-02-15 |
| Raspberry Pi 5 Raspberry Pi 5 / CM5 | Ollama default | Ollama | 4.78 | – | – | source ↗ 2026-01-20 |
| Raspberry Pi 5 Raspberry Pi 5 | Q4_K_M | Ollama | 4.69 | – | – | source ↗ accessed 2026-10-17 |
| Raspberry Pi 5 Raspberry Pi 5 8GB | Ollama default | Ollama | 4.61 | – | – | source ↗ 2025-01-09 |
| Raspberry Pi 5 Raspberry Pi 5 16GB | Ollama default | Ollama | 4.51 | – | – | source ↗ 2025-01-09 |
| Raspberry Pi 5 Raspberry Pi 5 8GB | not reported | Ollama | 0.14 | – | – | source ↗ 2026-04-24 |
Llama 3.2 3B on other boards
- Jetson AGX Orin 80.4 tok/s best
- Jetson Orin NX 8GB Super 46.5 tok/s best
- Jetson Orin NX 16GB Super 45.8 tok/s best
- Jetson Orin Nano Super 43.1 tok/s best
- Jetson Orin NX 16GB 40.4 tok/s best
- Jetson Orin NX 8GB 34.5 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 (affiliate slot)
- Raspberry Pi 5 16GB: $305 official list price after Apr 2026 increase, source ↗ (2026-04-01) Check price (affiliate slot)
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