NVIDIA A4000 meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Qwen Qwen3 4B Base. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
NVIDIA A4000 can run Qwen Qwen3 4B Base with Q4 quantization. At approximately 77 tokens/second, you can expect Good speed - acceptable for interactive use.
You have 14GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 2GB | 16GB | 76.88 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 4GB | 16GB | 53.81 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 8GB | 16GB | 29.21 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |