NVIDIA A100 80GB SXM4 meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Qwen/Qwen3-1.7B. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
NVIDIA A100 80GB SXM4 can run Qwen/Qwen3-1.7B with Q4 quantization. At approximately 293 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 | 293.42 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 7GB | 80GB | 202.22 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 15GB | 80GB | 117.65 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |