Question 1

Can NVIDIA A100 40GB run Codestral 2 25.08?

Accepted Answer

Yes, NVIDIA A100 40GB can run Codestral 2 25.08 with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 97.3 tok/s.

Question 2

How much VRAM does Codestral 2 25.08 need?

Accepted Answer

Codestral 2 25.08 (22B parameters) requires approximately 23.3 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

Question 3

What is the best quantization for Codestral 2 25.08?

Accepted Answer

The recommended quantization for Codestral 2 25.08 is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

Workload	Grade	Fit	Decode	TTFT	Context
Agentic Coding	B	Runs well	97.3 tok/s	2893 ms	48K
Chat	C	Runs well	97.3 tok/s	1085 ms	15K
Coding	C	Runs well	97.3 tok/s	1989 ms	28K
RAG	B	Runs well	97.3 tok/s	3616 ms	48K
Reasoning	C	Runs well	97.3 tok/s	2351 ms	28K

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	8.6 GB	Low	D34
Q3_K_S	3	10.8 GB	Low	D35
NVFP4	4

Can NVIDIA A100 40GB run Codestral 2 25.08?

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