How much VRAM does Qwen3.5 122B A10B need?

Qwen3.5 122B A10B (122B parameters) requires approximately 88.0 GB of memory with Q3_K_M quantization.

What is the best quantization for Qwen3.5 122B A10B?

The recommended quantization for Qwen3.5 122B A10B is Q3_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

Can it run?

Yes, NVIDIA A800 80GB can run Qwen3.5 122B A10B with a D grade (Very compromised). Expected decode speed: 20.0 tok/s.

DPoor

Very compromised

Using Q3_K_M in Ollama

Capabilities:

Fit status

Very compromised

Decode

20.0 tok/s

TTFT

9684 ms

Safe context

15K

Memory

88.0 GB / 80.0 GB

Offload

10%

Weights59.8 GB

KV Cache19.1 GB

Runtime1.2 GB

Headroom8.0 GB

Workload	Grade	Fit	Decode	TTFT	Context
Agentic Coding	F	Too heavy	23.5 tok/s	11993 ms	24K
Chat	C	Runs with offload	23.5 tok/s	4497 ms	8K
Coding	D	Very compromised	20.0 tok/s	9684 ms	15K
RAG	F	Too heavy	23.5 tok/s	14991 ms	24K
Reasoning	D	Very compromised (needs ~5.5 GB host RAM)	22.4 tok/s	10211 ms	15K

How Qwen3.5 122B A10B (122B params) fits at each quantization level on NVIDIA A800 80GB (80.0 GB usable).

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	47.6 GB	Low	C42
Q3_K_SBest for your GPU	3	59.8 GB	Low	C45

HuggingFace

huggingface-cli download hf-unsloth--qwen3-5-122b-a10b-gguf

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