Moonshotai Kimi Linear 48B A3b Instruct speed on NVIDIA A6000 and quantization-level VRAM fit.
NVIDIA A6000 meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Moonshotai Kimi Linear 48B A3b Instruct. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
NVIDIA A6000 can run Moonshotai Kimi Linear 48B A3b Instruct with Q4 quantization. At approximately 159 tokens/second, you can expect Excellent speed - conversational response times under 1 second.
You have 23GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 25GB | 48GB | 158.87 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 50GB | 48GB | 111.21 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |
| FP16 | 99GB | 48GB | 60.37 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |
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NVIDIA A6000 can run Moonshotai Kimi Linear 48B A3b Instruct at Q4 with an estimated 159 tok/s.
Q4 inference is estimated to need about 25GB VRAM on this page, while NVIDIA A6000 has 48GB available.
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