Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Yes, NVIDIA A100 40GB can run Qwen3-VL 30B A3B Instruct with a B grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 161.0 tok/s.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Qwen3-VL 30B A3B Instruct (30B parameters) requires approximately 25.5 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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

Workload	Grade	Fit	Decode	TTFT	Context
Agentic Coding	B	Runs well	187.8 tok/s	1499 ms	50K
Chat	B	Runs well	187.8 tok/s	562 ms	13K
Coding	B	Runs well	161.0 tok/s	1202 ms	25K
RAG	B	Runs well	187.8 tok/s	1874 ms	50K
Reasoning	B	Runs well	187.8 tok/s	1218 ms	25K

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	11.7 GB	Low	D36
Q3_K_S	3	14.7 GB	Low	D37
NVFP4	4

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

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