Meta Llama Llama 3 1 8B Instruct speed on NVIDIA H100 SXM5 80GB and quantization-level VRAM fit.
NVIDIA H100 SXM5 80GB meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Meta Llama Llama 3 1 8B Instruct. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
NVIDIA H100 SXM5 80GB can run Meta Llama Llama 3 1 8B Instruct with Q4 quantization. At approximately 371 tokens/second, you can expect Excellent speed - conversational response times under 1 second.
You have 75GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 5GB | 80GB | 371.30 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 9GB | 80GB | 259.91 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 17GB | 80GB | 141.09 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
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NVIDIA H100 SXM5 80GB can run Meta Llama Llama 3 1 8B Instruct at Q4 with an estimated 371 tok/s.
Q4 inference is estimated to need about 5GB VRAM on this page, while NVIDIA H100 SXM5 80GB has 80GB available.
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