NVIDIA L40 meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of NousResearch/Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
NVIDIA L40 can run NousResearch/Hermes-3-Llama-3.1-8B with Q4 quantization. At approximately 125 tokens/second, you can expect Excellent speed - conversational response times under 1 second.
You have 44GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 4GB | 48GB | 124.63 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 9GB | 48GB | 90.55 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 17GB | 48GB | 49.58 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |