NVIDIA L40 meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Qwen/Qwen3-Coder-Next. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
NVIDIA L40 can run Qwen/Qwen3-Coder-Next with Q4 quantization. At approximately 33 tokens/second, you can expect Moderate speed - useful for batch processing.
VRAM usage will be very close to your GPU's limit. Consider closing other applications or using Q3 quantization for more margin.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 45GB | 48GB | 33.33 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 90GB | 48GB | 22.44 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |
| FP16 | 179GB | 48GB | 11.46 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |