NVIDIA A100 80GB SXM4 meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of NousResearch/Meta-Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
NVIDIA A100 80GB SXM4 can run NousResearch/Meta-Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct with Q4 quantization. At approximately 319 tokens/second, you can expect Excellent speed - conversational response times under 1 second.
You have 76GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 4GB | 80GB | 318.68 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 9GB | 80GB | 220.18 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 17GB | 80GB | 118.81 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |