NVIDIA L40S meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of microsoft/Phi-4-multimodal-instruct. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
NVIDIA L40S can run microsoft/Phi-4-multimodal-instruct with Q4 quantization. At approximately 180 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 | 179.98 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 7GB | 48GB | 117.67 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 15GB | 48GB | 62.49 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |