Question 1

Can RTX 2000 Ada 16GB run Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct?

Accepted Answer

Yes, RTX 2000 Ada 16GB can run Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 42.5 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 8.9 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	44.9 tok/s	6278 ms	50K
Chat	C	Runs well	44.9 tok/s	2354 ms	15K
Coding	C	Runs well	42.5 tok/s	4556 ms	29K
RAG	C	Runs well	44.9 tok/s	7848 ms	50K
Reasoning	C	Runs well	44.9 tok/s	5101 ms	29K

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	3.1 GB	Low	D34
Q3_K_S	3	3.9 GB	Low	D35
NVFP4	4

Can RTX 2000 Ada 16GB run Meta Llama 3.1 8B Instruct?

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