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Llama 3.2 3B Instruct on the H100 PCIe

With 80 GB of VRAM, the H100 PCIe runs Llama 3.2 3B Instruct at Q4_K_M entirely on the GPU with an 8K context (about 3.8 GB needed). At Q8_0 it fits entirely.

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct

Q4_K_M · 8K context

Excellent

The model needs about 3.8 GB and fits in the 77.6 GB available, with 73.8 GB to spare.

Your hardware
H100 PCIe 80 GB · 64 GB RAM
Estimated memory
~3.8 GB estimate
VRAM (usable memory)
77.6 GB
GPU only
Yes
CPU/GPU offload
Not required
Generation speed
304–549 tok/s estimate
Largest context in fast memory
128K tokens
Confidence: low

Based on: memory bandwidth (2,000 GB/s) and model size

Memory breakdown

~3.8 GB (3.5 GB–4.2 GB) needed · estimate

Fits entirely in VRAM · 73.8 GB left

  • Model weights1.9 GB
  • KV cache0.9 GB
  • Runtime overhead0.7 GB
  • Safety margin0.3 GB
Assumptions: context 8K tokens · KV cache f16 · llama.cpp (CUDA) · flash attention on · weights = real file size

EstimateData updated 24 days agoSource: Run LLM Locally engine, Hugging Face config.json + model card

What makes this estimate less reliable

  • no benchmark for this hardware and model yet

Other quantizations on the H100 PCIe

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct on H100 PCIe + 64 GB RAM · 8K context
Llama 3.2 3B Instruct Q8_08K~5.1 GB · 238–395 tok/s estimateExcellent
Llama 3.2 3B Instruct Q6_K8K~4.4 GB · 271–468 tok/s estimateExcellent
Llama 3.2 3B Instruct Q5_K_M8K~4.1 GB · 287–507 tok/s estimateExcellent
Llama 3.2 3B Instruct Q4_K_M8K~3.8 GB · 304–549 tok/s estimateExcellent
Llama 3.2 3B Instruct IQ4_XS8K~3.6 GB · 316–580 tok/s estimateExcellent
Llama 3.2 3B Instruct Q3_K_M8K~3.5 GB · 325–605 tok/s estimateExcellent

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GeForce RTX 4060

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Radeon RX 7600 XT

AMD

ExcellentRuns Llama 3.2 3B Instruct Q4_K_M entirely in memory

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AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395

Unified memory PC

ExcellentRuns Llama 3.2 3B Instruct Q4_K_M entirely in memory

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Frequently asked questions

Can the H100 PCIe run Llama 3.2 3B Instruct?
The model needs about 3.8 GB and fits in the 77.6 GB available, with 73.8 GB to spare.
Which quantization should I use on the H100 PCIe?
Q8_0 is the highest-precision quantization that fits entirely in VRAM at 8K context. ~5.1 GB / 77.6 GB.
What is the largest context on the H100 PCIe?
At Q4_K_M, about 128K tokens fit entirely in VRAM with an f16 KV cache. A q8_0 KV cache roughly doubles that.
How fast is Llama 3.2 3B Instruct (H100 PCIe)?
We estimate 304–549 tok/s (estimate, confidence low). Based on: memory bandwidth (2,000 GB/s) and model size.