NVIDIA A100 40GB PCIe meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of openai-community/gpt2. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
NVIDIA A100 40GB PCIe can run openai-community/gpt2 with Q4 quantization. At approximately 248 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 | 248.06 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 7GB | 40GB | 163.45 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 15GB | 40GB | 81.85 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |