Microsoft Phi 3 Medium 128K Instruct speed on NVIDIA A5000 and quantization-level VRAM fit.
NVIDIA A5000 meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Microsoft Phi 3 Medium 128K Instruct. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
NVIDIA A5000 can run Microsoft Phi 3 Medium 128K Instruct with Q4 quantization. At approximately 94 tokens/second, you can expect Good speed - acceptable for interactive use.
You have 17GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 7GB | 24GB | 94.02 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 14GB | 24GB | 65.81 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 28GB | 24GB | 35.73 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |
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NVIDIA A5000 can run Microsoft Phi 3 Medium 128K Instruct at Q4 with an estimated 94 tok/s.
Q4 inference is estimated to need about 7GB VRAM on this page, while NVIDIA A5000 has 24GB available.
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