Meta Llama Llama 3 2 3B Instruct speed on NVIDIA A100 80GB SXM4 and quantization-level VRAM fit.
NVIDIA A100 80GB SXM4 meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Meta Llama Llama 3 2 3B Instruct. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
NVIDIA A100 80GB SXM4 can run Meta Llama Llama 3 2 3B Instruct with Q4 quantization. At approximately 350 tokens/second, you can expect Excellent speed - conversational response times under 1 second.
You have 78GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 2GB | 80GB | 350.48 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 3GB | 80GB | 245.33 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 6GB | 80GB | 133.18 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
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Compare prebuilt systems →NVIDIA A100 80GB SXM4 can run Meta Llama Llama 3 2 3B Instruct at Q4 with an estimated 350 tok/s.
Q4 inference is estimated to need about 2GB VRAM on this page, while NVIDIA A100 80GB SXM4 has 80GB available.
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