Can CodeLlama 7B Instruct run on RTX 4000 Ada 20GB?

YES — Runs Great

A79Great

Estimated from fit model

CodeLlama 7B Instruct needs ~15.3 GB VRAM. RTX 4000 Ada 20GB has 20.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~66 tok/s.

Runtime: OllamaCapacity: RoomyBandwidth: LowStack: BasicBottleneck: Balanced

Operating mode

Choose the run profile you care about

Interactive favors responsiveness, while light API and scale-out lean harder on serving readiness. The fit stays the same, but the recommendation lens changes.

Current mode

Balanced

Balanced for general local use. Keeps the ranking neutral across personal and serving workflows.

Capabilities:

Select quantization to explore

Q4_K_M (Medium quality) — 15.3 GB, 65.8 tok/s, Runs well

15.3 GB required20.0 GB available

77% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

65.8 tok/s

TTFT

2944 ms

Safe context

16K

Memory

15.3 GB / 20.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights4.3 GB

KV Cache7.8 GB

Runtime1.2 GB

Headroom2.0 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsCodeLlama 7B Instruct on RTX 4000 Ada 20GB
1st promptCold start — includes initialization
>Write a Python function to sort a list
Here's a Python function that sorts a list using quicksort:

def quicksort(arr):
    if len(arr) <= 1:
        return arr
    pivot = arr[len(arr) // 2]
    left   = [x for x in arr if x < pivot]
    middle = [x for x in arr if x == pivot]
    right  = [x for x in arr if x > pivot]
    return quicksort(left) + middle + quicksort(right)

# Example usage
numbers = [3, 6, 8, 10, 1, 2, 1]
print(quicksort(numbers))  # [1, 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 10]

The algorithm picks a pivot, partitions the list into smaller, equal, and larger elements, then recursively sorts each partition and concatenates the results.
2nd promptWarm — model ready, no init overhead
>Now add type hints and a docstring
def quicksort(arr: list[int]) -> list[int]:
    """Sort a list using the quicksort algorithm.

    Args:
        arr: List of integers to sort.

    Returns:
        A new sorted list.
    """
    if len(arr) <= 1:
        return arr
    pivot = arr[len(arr) // 2]
    left   = [x for x in arr if x < pivot]
    middle = [x for x in arr if x == pivot]
    right  = [x for x in arr if x > pivot]
    return quicksort(left) + middle + quicksort(right)

Added type hints for the input and return type, plus a Google-style docstring.
Estimated: 65.8 tok/s decode · 2.9s TTFT (warm) · 164 tok/s prefill

What limits this setup

This setup is broadly balanced for this model.

No major red flags

This recommendation has enough memory headroom and acceptable estimated speed for the selected workload.

Best improvement path

Performance by workload

Workload	Grade	Fit	Decode	TTFT	Context
Chat	A	Runs well	65.8 tok/s	1606 ms	16K
Coding	A	Runs well	65.8 tok/s	2944 ms	16K
Agentic Coding	B	Very compromised (needs ~0.6 GB host RAM)	36.4 tok/s	7729 ms	16K
Reasoning	A	Runs well	65.8 tok/s	3479 ms	16K
RAG	B	Very compromised (needs ~0.6 GB host RAM)	36.4 tok/s	9662 ms

Inference speed

CodeLlama 7B Instruct inference speed — tokens per second by GPU & Mac

Estimated decode speed (tokens/sec) for CodeLlama 7B Instruct at Q4_K_M across popular GPUs and Apple Silicon, using the fastest local runtime per device. Fastest is RTX 5090 32GB at ~98 tok/s. Speed is memory-bandwidth bound, so cards that fit the whole model in VRAM run far faster than ones that offload to system RAM.

GPU / Mac	Memory	Quant	Speed (tok/s)	Fits?
RTX 5090 32GB	32 GB	Q4_K_M	98.0	Fits
RTX 4090 24GB	24 GB	Q4_K_M	98.0	Fits
RTX 4080 Super 16GB	16 GB	Q4_K_M	98.0

Quantization options

How CodeLlama 7B Instruct (7B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX 4000 Ada 20GB (20.0 GB usable).

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	2.7 GB	Low	B69
Q3_K_S	3	3.4 GB	Low	B69
NVFP4	4

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run CodeLlama 7B Instruct on your machine.

Run

lms load CodeLlama-7b-Instruct-hf && lms server start

Your hardware

More models your RTX 4000 Ada 20GB can run

Model	Params	Grade	Decode	Capabilities
Qwen3-Coder 30B A3B Instruct	30.5B	A	23.2 tok/s
Qwen 3.5 27B	27B	A	10.4 tok/s

Frequently asked questions

Can RTX 4000 Ada 20GB run CodeLlama 7B Instruct?

Yes, RTX 4000 Ada 20GB can run CodeLlama 7B Instruct with a A grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 65.8 tok/s.

How much VRAM does CodeLlama 7B Instruct need?

CodeLlama 7B Instruct (7B parameters) requires approximately 15.3 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

What is the best quantization for CodeLlama 7B Instruct?

The recommended quantization for CodeLlama 7B Instruct is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

What speed will CodeLlama 7B Instruct run at on RTX 4000 Ada 20GB?

On RTX 4000 Ada 20GB, CodeLlama 7B Instruct achieves approximately 65.8 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 2944ms using Q4_K_M quantization.

Can RTX 4000 Ada 20GB run CodeLlama 7B Instruct for coding?

For coding workloads, CodeLlama 7B Instruct on RTX 4000 Ada 20GB receives a A grade with 65.8 tok/s and 16K context.

What context window can CodeLlama 7B Instruct use on RTX 4000 Ada 20GB?

On RTX 4000 Ada 20GB, CodeLlama 7B Instruct can safely use up to 16K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is 16K, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.

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