Question 1

Can NVIDIA A100 40GB run Qwen3-Coder 30B A3B Instruct?

Accepted Answer

Yes, NVIDIA A100 40GB can run Qwen3-Coder 30B A3B Instruct with a B grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 155.7 tok/s.

Question 2

How much VRAM does Qwen3-Coder 30B A3B Instruct need?

Accepted Answer

Qwen3-Coder 30B A3B Instruct (30.5B parameters) requires approximately 24.6 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

Question 3

What is the best quantization for Qwen3-Coder 30B A3B Instruct?

Accepted Answer

The recommended quantization for Qwen3-Coder 30B A3B Instruct is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

Workload	Grade	Fit	Decode	TTFT	Context
Agentic Coding	B	Runs well	181.6 tok/s	1550 ms	52K
Chat	B	Runs well	181.6 tok/s	581 ms	13K
Coding	B	Runs well	155.7 tok/s	1244 ms	26K
RAG	B	Runs well	181.6 tok/s	1938 ms	52K
Reasoning	B	Runs well	181.6 tok/s	1260 ms	26K

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	11.9 GB	Low	D36
Q3_K_S	3	14.9 GB	Low	D38
NVFP4	4

Can NVIDIA A100 40GB run Qwen3-Coder 30B A3B Instruct?

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