NVIDIA L40 meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of 01-ai/Yi-1.5-34B-Chat. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
NVIDIA L40 can run 01-ai/Yi-1.5-34B-Chat with Q4 quantization. At approximately 56 tokens/second, you can expect Good speed - acceptable for interactive use.
You have 30GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 18GB | 48GB | 56.44 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 35GB | 48GB | 42.63 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 70GB | 48GB | 22.74 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |