Question 1

Can RTX 4500 Ada 24GB run Qwen3-VL 30B A3B Instruct?

Accepted Answer

Yes, RTX 4500 Ada 24GB can run Qwen3-VL 30B A3B Instruct with a C grade (Runs with offload). Expected decode speed: 49.1 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 23.9 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	C	Runs with offload (needs ~0 GB host RAM)	49.0 tok/s	5746 ms	32K
Chat	C	Runs with offload	49.1 tok/s	2152 ms	8K
Coding	C	Runs with offload	49.1 tok/s	3945 ms	16K
RAG	C	Runs with offload	44.7 tok/s	7880 ms	32K
Reasoning	C	Runs with offload	49.1 tok/s	4662 ms

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	11.7 GB	Low	D40
Q3_K_S	3	14.7 GB	Low	C43
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Can RTX 4500 Ada 24GB run Qwen3-VL 30B A3B Instruct?

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