Question 1

Can NVIDIA H200 PCIe 141GB run Solar Open 100B?

Accepted Answer

Yes, NVIDIA H200 PCIe 141GB can run Solar Open 100B with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 56.7 tok/s.

Question 2

How much VRAM does Solar Open 100B need?

Accepted Answer

Solar Open 100B (100B parameters) requires approximately 91.9 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

Question 3

What is the best quantization for Solar Open 100B?

Accepted Answer

The recommended quantization for Solar Open 100B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

Workload	Grade	Fit	Decode	TTFT	Context
Agentic Coding	B	Runs well	66.1 tok/s	4260 ms	42K
Chat	C	Runs well	66.1 tok/s	1598 ms	13K
Coding	C	Runs well	56.7 tok/s	3417 ms	25K
RAG	B	Runs well	66.1 tok/s	5325 ms	42K
Reasoning	C	Runs well	66.1 tok/s	3462 ms	25K

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	39.0 GB	Low	D35
Q3_K_S	3	49.0 GB	Low	D36
NVFP4	4

Can NVIDIA H200 PCIe 141GB run Solar Open 100B?

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