Gemma 4 26B A4B needs ~25.0 GB VRAM. Quadro RTX 8000 48GB has 48.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~72 tok/s.
Operating mode
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.
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Fit status
Runs well
Decode
75.3 tok/s
TTFT
2571 ms
Safe context
116K
Memory
25.0 GB / 48.0 GB
This setup is broadly balanced for this model.
Older PCIe generation
PCIe 3.0 is workable, but it compounds the penalty when you offload heavily or try to scale across multiple cards.
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat | S | Runs well | 75.3 tok/s | 1402 ms | 116K |
| Coding | S | Runs well | 71.7 tok/s | 2700 ms | 116K |
| Agentic Coding | S | Runs well | 75.3 tok/s | 3740 ms | 116K |
| Reasoning | S | Runs well | 75.3 tok/s | 3039 ms | 116K |
| RAG | S | Runs well | 75.3 tok/s | 4675 ms | 116K |
How Gemma 4 26B A4B (25.200000762939453B params) fits at each quantization level on Quadro RTX 8000 48GB (48.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 9.8 GB | Low | A78 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 12.3 GB | Low | A79 |
NVFP4 | 4 |
Copy-paste commands to run Gemma 4 26B A4B on your machine.
Run
ollama run gemma4:26bYour hardware
| Model | Params | Grade | Decode | Capabilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.5B | S | 70.1 tok/s | ||
| 27B | S | 30.4 tok/s |
Yes, Quadro RTX 8000 48GB can run Gemma 4 26B A4B with a S grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 71.7 tok/s.
Gemma 4 26B A4B (25.200000762939453B parameters) requires approximately 25.0 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Gemma 4 26B A4B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On Quadro RTX 8000 48GB, Gemma 4 26B A4B achieves approximately 71.7 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 2700ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Gemma 4 26B A4B on Quadro RTX 8000 48GB receives a S grade with 71.7 tok/s and 116K context.
On Quadro RTX 8000 48GB, Gemma 4 26B A4B can safely use up to 116K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is 256K, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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Preview:
14.1 GB |
| Medium |
| A79 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 15.4 GB | Medium | A80 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 18.1 GB | High | A80 |
Q6_K | 6 | 20.7 GB | High | A81 |
Q8_0Best for your GPU | 8 | 27.0 GB | Very High | A83 |
F16 | 16 | 51.7 GB | Maximum | F0 |
| 27B | S | 30.5 tok/s |
| 35B | S | 58.9 tok/s |
| 30B | S | 72.5 tok/s |