NVIDIA A100 40GB PCIe meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of meta-llama/Llama-3.1-8B. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
NVIDIA A100 40GB PCIe can run meta-llama/Llama-3.1-8B with Q4 quantization. At approximately 206 tokens/second, you can expect Excellent speed - conversational response times under 1 second.
You have 36GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 4GB | 40GB | 205.84 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 9GB | 40GB | 169.00 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 17GB | 40GB | 78.17 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |