Question 1

Can H100 NVL 188GB run Qwen3-Coder 30B A3B Instruct?

Accepted Answer

Yes, H100 NVL 188GB can run Qwen3-Coder 30B A3B Instruct with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 780.9 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 39.4 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	780.9 tok/s	361 ms	152K
Chat	C	Runs well	780.9 tok/s	350 ms	38K
Coding	C	Runs well	780.9 tok/s	350 ms	76K
RAG	C	Runs well	780.9 tok/s	451 ms	152K
Reasoning	C	Runs well	780.9 tok/s	350 ms	76K

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	11.9 GB	Low	D31
Q3_K_S	3	14.9 GB	Low	D31
NVFP4	4

Can H100 NVL 188GB run Qwen3-Coder 30B A3B Instruct?

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