Question 1

Can RTX 5000 Ada 32GB run Qwen3-Coder 30B A3B Instruct?

Accepted Answer

Yes, RTX 5000 Ada 32GB can run Qwen3-Coder 30B A3B Instruct with a B grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 57.7 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 23.8 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	64.1 tok/s	4395 ms	43K
Chat	B	Runs well	64.1 tok/s	1648 ms	11K
Coding	B	Runs well	57.7 tok/s	3357 ms	22K
RAG	B	Runs well	64.1 tok/s	5494 ms	43K
Reasoning	B	Runs well	64.1 tok/s	3571 ms	22K

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	11.9 GB	Low	D38
Q3_K_S	3	14.9 GB	Low	D40
NVFP4	4

Can RTX 5000 Ada 32GB run Qwen3-Coder 30B A3B Instruct?

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