diff --git a/tensorrt_llm/_torch/auto_deploy/models/factory.py b/tensorrt_llm/_torch/auto_deploy/models/factory.py
index 71b4b8b2c5c..f67251d3d6c 100644
--- a/tensorrt_llm/_torch/auto_deploy/models/factory.py
+++ b/tensorrt_llm/_torch/auto_deploy/models/factory.py
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+
 """The model factory interface used by auto-deploy to build custom models."""
 
 import copy
@@ -12,6 +28,7 @@
 from torch.fx import GraphModule
 
 from ..custom_ops.attention_interface import CacheConfig
+from ..utils.cuda_mem_tracker import get_mem_info_in_mb
 from ..utils.logger import ad_logger
 
 DynamicShape = Dict[int, Dim]  # indicating the dynamic shape in tensor dimension
@@ -290,11 +307,20 @@ def load_or_random_init(self, model: nn.Module, device: DeviceLikeType):
 
         """
         ad_logger.info("Loading and initializing weights.")
+        free_mem_pre, _ = get_mem_info_in_mb()
+        ad_logger.info(f"Free memory before loading weights (MB): {free_mem_pre}")
         self._to_maybe_random(model, device)
+        params_size = sum(p.numel() * p.element_size() for p in model.parameters())
+        total_size_GB = params_size / (1024**3)
+        ad_logger.info(f"Estimated parameters memory: {total_size_GB:.2f} GB")
+
         if not self.skip_loading_weights:
             self.prefetch_checkpoint(force=True)
             self._load_checkpoint(model, device)
+
         ad_logger.info("Loading and initializing weights. Done.")
+        free_mem_post, _ = get_mem_info_in_mb()
+        ad_logger.info(f"Free memory after loading weights (MB): {free_mem_post}")
 
     @staticmethod
     def _to_maybe_random(model: nn.Module, device: DeviceLikeType):
diff --git a/tensorrt_llm/_torch/auto_deploy/transform/library/kvcache.py b/tensorrt_llm/_torch/auto_deploy/transform/library/kvcache.py
index ecf42d0b238..de657087147 100644
--- a/tensorrt_llm/_torch/auto_deploy/transform/library/kvcache.py
+++ b/tensorrt_llm/_torch/auto_deploy/transform/library/kvcache.py
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+
 """Graph transformation to automatically add kv cache into fused MHA op."""
 
 import operator
@@ -19,6 +35,7 @@
 from ...models.factory import ModelFactory
 from ...shim.interface import CachedSequenceInterface
 from ...utils._graph import add_graph_input
+from ...utils.cuda_mem_tracker import get_mem_info_in_mb
 from ...utils.node_utils import get_all_input_output_nodes, is_op
 from ..interface import (
     BaseTransform,
@@ -256,11 +273,7 @@ def _apply_to_full_model(
     ) -> Tuple[nn.Module, TransformInfo]:
         free_mem_ratio = self.config.free_mem_ratio
 
-        def _get_mem_info_in_mb():
-            free_mem, total_mem = torch.cuda.mem_get_info()
-            return free_mem // 1024**2, total_mem // 1024**2
-
-        free_mem, total_mem = _get_mem_info_in_mb()
+        free_mem, total_mem = get_mem_info_in_mb(empty_cache=True)
         self._log_info(f"Free memory (MB): {free_mem}, Total memory (MB): {total_mem}")
         current_cache_size = cm.current_cache_size_bytes()
         current_kv_cache_size = getattr(cm, "current_kv_cache_size_bytes", None)
@@ -269,7 +282,7 @@ def _get_mem_info_in_mb():
         )
         current_num_pages = cm.info.num_pages
         self._log_info(
-            f"Current cache size (MB): {current_cache_size // 1024 // 1024}, "
+            f"Current cache size (MB): {current_cache_size // 1024**2}, "
             f"Current num pages: {current_num_pages}"
         )
         if current_kv_cache_size != current_cache_size:
@@ -288,12 +301,32 @@ def _get_mem_info_in_mb():
 
         # Let's run a forward pass to get the memory usage
         cm.info.set_max_num_tokens_sample()
-        free_mem_pre, _ = _get_mem_info_in_mb()
+        free_mem_pre, _ = get_mem_info_in_mb(empty_cache=True)
         self._log_info(f"Free memory before forward pass (MB): {free_mem_pre}")
 
-        mod(**cm.named_args)
+        # Reset peak memory stats to get the extra memory used during the forward pass
+        torch.cuda.reset_peak_memory_stats()
+        memory_allocated_before_forward_pass_mb = torch.cuda.memory_allocated() // 1024**2
+        try:
+            mod(**cm.named_args)
+        except torch.OutOfMemoryError as e:
+            self.ad_logger.error(
+                f"OutOfMemoryError in forward pass while trying to resize the kv-cache:\n{e}"
+            )
+            raise e
+
+        peak_memory_during_forward_pass_mb = torch.cuda.max_memory_allocated() // 1024**2
+        mem_used_during_forward_pass_mb = (
+            peak_memory_during_forward_pass_mb - memory_allocated_before_forward_pass_mb
+        )
+        self._log_info(
+            f"Peak memory uasge during forward pass (MB): {peak_memory_during_forward_pass_mb}"
+        )
+        self._log_info(
+            f"Extra memory used during forward pass (MB): {mem_used_during_forward_pass_mb}"
+        )
 
-        free_mem_post, _ = _get_mem_info_in_mb()
+        free_mem_post, _ = get_mem_info_in_mb(empty_cache=True)
         self._log_info(f"Free memory after forward pass (MB): {free_mem_post}")
 
         memory_for_forward_pass = free_mem_pre - free_mem_post
diff --git a/tensorrt_llm/_torch/auto_deploy/utils/cuda_mem_tracker.py b/tensorrt_llm/_torch/auto_deploy/utils/cuda_mem_tracker.py
index ddf57a6e6f7..e73cec39e7c 100644
--- a/tensorrt_llm/_torch/auto_deploy/utils/cuda_mem_tracker.py
+++ b/tensorrt_llm/_torch/auto_deploy/utils/cuda_mem_tracker.py
@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+
 import gc
 from contextlib import contextmanager
+from typing import Tuple
 
 import torch
 
@@ -24,3 +41,12 @@ def cuda_memory_tracker(logger=ad_logger):
         leaked = mem_after - mem_before
         if leaked > 0:
             logger.warning(f"Potential memory leak detected, leaked memory: {leaked} bytes")
+
+
+def get_mem_info_in_mb(empty_cache: bool = True) -> Tuple[int, int]:
+    if empty_cache:
+        # Clear the memory cache to get the exact free memory
+        torch.cuda.empty_cache()
+    free_mem, total_mem = torch.cuda.mem_get_info()
+    MB = 1024**2
+    return free_mem // MB, total_mem // MB