Question 1

Can NVIDIA A100 40GB run mistral small 3.1 24b instruct 2503 hf?

Accepted Answer

Yes, NVIDIA A100 40GB can run mistral small 3.1 24b instruct 2503 hf with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 76.5 tok/s.

Question 2

How much VRAM does mistral small 3.1 24b instruct 2503 hf need?

Accepted Answer

mistral small 3.1 24b instruct 2503 hf (24B parameters) requires approximately 23.6 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

Question 3

What is the best quantization for mistral small 3.1 24b instruct 2503 hf?

Accepted Answer

The recommended quantization for mistral small 3.1 24b instruct 2503 hf is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

Workload	Grade	Fit	Decode	TTFT	Context
Agentic Coding	B	Runs well	89.2 tok/s	3156 ms	47K
Chat	C	Runs well	89.2 tok/s	1184 ms	15K
Coding	C	Runs well	76.5 tok/s	2532 ms	27K
RAG	B	Runs well	89.2 tok/s	3945 ms	47K
Reasoning	C	Runs well	89.2 tok/s	2564 ms	27K

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	9.4 GB	Low	D34
Q3_K_S	3	11.8 GB	Low	D35
NVFP4	4

Can NVIDIA A100 40GB run mistral small 3.1 24b instruct 2503 hf?

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