NVIDIA L4~45 tok/s (Q4)

meta-llama/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct speed on NVIDIA L4

Quantization-specific throughput and VRAM requirements for meta-llama/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct running on NVIDIA L4.

Speed Snapshot

Topline estimate from compatibility data

Modelmeta-llama/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct

GPUNVIDIA L4

Q4 speed45 tok/s

Q4 VRAM required4GB

Data Source

Calculation and benchmark status

Speed values come from the compatibility dataset (`estimatedTokensPerSec`) and are sorted by quantization.

For full verdict logic and alternate GPUs, see the canonical compatibility page.

Quantization Speed Table

Quantization	VRAM needed	VRAM available	Speed	Verdict
Q4	4GB	24GB	45 tok/s	✅ Fits
Q8	9GB	24GB	31 tok/s	✅ Fits
FP16	17GB	24GB	19 tok/s	✅ Fits