NVIDIA A100 40GB PCIe meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Qwen/Qwen3-8B. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
NVIDIA A100 40GB PCIe can run Qwen/Qwen3-8B with Q4 quantization. At approximately 234 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 | 234.01 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 9GB | 40GB | 168.46 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 17GB | 40GB | 80.05 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |