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Can NVIDIA L40S run meta-llama/Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct?

Runs Q448GB VRAM availableRequires 34GB+

NVIDIA L40S 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.

What this means for you

NVIDIA L40S can run meta-llama/Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct with Q4 quantization. At approximately 33 tokens/second, you can expect Moderate speed - useful for batch processing.

You have 14GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.

Quantization breakdown

QuantizationVRAM neededVRAM availableEstimated speedVerdict
Q434GB48GB32.68 tok/s✅ Fits comfortably
Q869GB48GB24.95 tok/s❌ Not recommended
FP16138GB48GB12.88 tok/s❌ Not recommended

Suitable alternatives

AMD Instinct MI300X
192GB
150.43 tok/s
Price: —
NVIDIA H200 SXM 141GB
141GB
148.16 tok/s
Price: —
AMD Instinct MI300X
192GB
116.28 tok/s
Price: —
AMD Instinct MI250X
128GB
104.92 tok/s
Price: —
NVIDIA H100 SXM5 80GB
80GB
90.38 tok/s
Price: —

More questions

NVIDIA L40S specs & pricingFull guide for meta-llama/Llama-3.3-70B-Instructmeta-llama/Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct speed on NVIDIA L40Smeta-llama/Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct Q4 requirements