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
44.3 tok/s
TTFT
4374 ms
Safe context
22K
Memory
22.8 GB / 32.0 GB
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic Coding | C | Tight fit | 41.2 tok/s | 6837 ms | 39K |
| Chat | C | Runs well | 41.2 tok/s | 2564 ms | 12K |
| Coding | C | Runs well | 44.3 tok/s | 4374 ms | 22K |
| RAG | C | Tight fit | 41.2 tok/s | 8546 ms | 39K |
| Reasoning | C | Runs well | 41.2 tok/s | 5555 ms | 22K |
How cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B (24B params) fits at each quantization level on NVIDIA V100 32GB (32.0 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 |
Upgrade options
NVIDIA A100 40GBBudget pick~$10,000 MSRP
13.4 GB |
| Medium |
| D38 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 14.6 GB | Medium | D39 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 17.3 GB | High | C41 |
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 |