Question 1

Can NVIDIA A800 80GB run Qwen3-Coder 30B A3B Instruct?

Accepted Answer

Yes, NVIDIA A800 80GB can run Qwen3-Coder 30B A3B Instruct with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 193.7 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 28.6 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	C	Runs well	193.7 tok/s	1454 ms	89K
Chat	C	Runs well	193.7 tok/s	545 ms	22K
Coding	C	Runs well	193.7 tok/s	999 ms	45K
RAG	C	Runs well	193.7 tok/s	1817 ms	89K
Reasoning	C	Runs well	193.7 tok/s	1181 ms	45K

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	11.9 GB	Low	D33
Q3_K_S	3	14.9 GB	Low	D34
NVFP4	4

Can NVIDIA A800 80GB run Qwen3-Coder 30B A3B Instruct?

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