NVIDIA A6000 meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of meta-llama/Llama-3.1-70B-Instruct. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
NVIDIA A6000 can run meta-llama/Llama-3.1-70B-Instruct with Q4 quantization. At approximately 51 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 | 34GB | 48GB | 50.83 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 68GB | 48GB | 33.57 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |
| FP16 | 137GB | 48GB | 16.04 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |