NVIDIA A100 80GB SXM4 meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of meta-llama/Llama-3.2-1B-Instruct. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
NVIDIA A100 80GB SXM4 can run meta-llama/Llama-3.2-1B-Instruct with Q4 quantization. At approximately 365 tokens/second, you can expect Excellent speed - conversational response times under 1 second.
You have 79GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 1GB | 80GB | 364.78 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 1GB | 80GB | 247.70 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 2GB | 80GB | 127.68 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |