Question 1

Can NVIDIA B200 180GB run Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct?

Accepted Answer

Yes, NVIDIA B200 180GB can run Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 1180.3 tok/s.

Question 2

How much VRAM does Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct need?

Accepted Answer

Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct (8B parameters) requires approximately 25.3 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

Question 3

What is the best quantization for Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct?

Accepted Answer

The recommended quantization for Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

Workload	Grade	Fit	Decode	TTFT	Context
Agentic Coding	C	Runs well	1180.3 tok/s	350 ms	217K
Chat	C	Runs well	1180.3 tok/s	350 ms	58K
Coding	C	Runs well	1180.3 tok/s	350 ms	114K
RAG	C	Runs well	1180.3 tok/s	352 ms	217K
Reasoning	C	Runs well	1180.3 tok/s	350 ms	114K

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	3.1 GB	Low	D30
Q3_K_S	3	3.9 GB	Low	D30
NVFP4	4

Can NVIDIA B200 180GB run Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct?

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