NVIDIA L4 meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Qwen/Qwen3-8B-Base. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
NVIDIA L4 can run Qwen/Qwen3-8B-Base with Q4 quantization. At approximately 67 tokens/second, you can expect Good speed - acceptable for interactive use.
You have 20GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 4GB | 24GB | 66.59 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 9GB | 24GB | 42.80 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 17GB | 24GB | 22.77 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |