NVIDIA L40 meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of meta-llama/Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
NVIDIA L40 can run meta-llama/Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct with Q4 quantization. At approximately 59 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 | 58.91 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 68GB | 48GB | 42.02 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |
| FP16 | 137GB | 48GB | 20.83 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |