NVIDIA A100 40GB PCIe meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Qwen/Qwen3-14B. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
NVIDIA A100 40GB PCIe can run Qwen/Qwen3-14B with Q4 quantization. At approximately 154 tokens/second, you can expect Excellent speed - conversational response times under 1 second.
You have 33GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 7GB | 40GB | 153.59 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 14GB | 40GB | 129.93 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 29GB | 40GB | 58.72 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |