NVIDIA A100 80GB SXM4 meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Qwen/QwQ-32B-Preview. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
NVIDIA A100 80GB SXM4 can run Qwen/QwQ-32B-Preview with Q4 quantization. At approximately 105 tokens/second, you can expect Excellent speed - conversational response times under 1 second.
You have 63GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 17GB | 80GB | 105.39 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 34GB | 80GB | 67.38 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 67GB | 80GB | 41.65 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |