NVIDIA A100 40GBBudget pickC89.2 tok/s decode
~$10,000 MSRP
Can it run?
Runs well
Using Q4_K_M in Ollama
Fit status
Runs well
Decode
16.4 tok/s
TTFT
11810 ms
Safe context
22K
Memory
24.8 GB / 34.6 GB
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic Coding | C | Tight fit | 16.4 tok/s | 17178 ms | 39K |
| Chat | C | Runs well | 16.4 tok/s | 6442 ms | 12K |
| Coding | C | Runs well | 16.4 tok/s | 11810 ms | 22K |
| RAG | C | Tight fit | 16.4 tok/s | 21472 ms | 39K |
| Reasoning | C | Runs well | 16.4 tok/s | 13957 ms | 22K |
How Devstral Small 2 24B Instruct (24B params) fits at each quantization level on MacBook Pro M3 Max 48GB (34.6 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 9.4 GB | Low | D35 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 11.8 GB | Low | D37 |
NVFP4 | 4 | 13.4 GB | Medium | D38 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 14.6 GB | Medium | D39 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 17.3 GB | High | C40 |
Q6_K | 6 | 19.7 GB | High | C42 |
Q8_0Best for your GPU | 8 | 25.7 GB | Very High | C44 |
F16 | 16 | 49.2 GB | Maximum | F0 |
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