NVIDIA A4000 meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of meta-llama/Llama-3.1-8B. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
NVIDIA A4000 can run meta-llama/Llama-3.1-8B with Q4 quantization. At approximately 77 tokens/second, you can expect Good speed - acceptable for interactive use.
You have 12GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 4GB | 16GB | 77.08 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 9GB | 16GB | 49.60 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 17GB | 16GB | 26.77 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |