NVIDIA A4000 meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Qwen/Qwen3-8B-Base. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
NVIDIA A4000 can run Qwen/Qwen3-8B-Base with Q4 quantization. At approximately 76 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 | 75.88 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 9GB | 16GB | 52.46 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 17GB | 16GB | 28.48 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |