Question 1

Can NVIDIA T4 16GB run Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct?

Accepted Answer

No, Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct requires more memory than NVIDIA T4 16GB provides.

Question 2

How much VRAM does Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct need?

Accepted Answer

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct (480B parameters) requires approximately 302.3 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

Question 3

What is the best quantization for Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct?

Accepted Answer

The recommended quantization for Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

Workload	Grade	Fit	Decode	TTFT	Context
Agentic Coding	F	Too heavy	2.2 tok/s	128236 ms	4K
Chat	F	Too heavy	2.2 tok/s	48088 ms	4K
Coding	F	Too heavy	2.2 tok/s	88162 ms	4K
RAG	F	Too heavy	2.2 tok/s	160294 ms	4K
Reasoning	F	Too heavy	2.2 tok/s	104191 ms	4K

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	187.2 GB	Low	F0
Q3_K_S	3	235.2 GB	Low	F0
NVFP4	4

Can NVIDIA T4 16GB run Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct?

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