Granite 4.1 30B needs ~29.8 GB VRAM. NVIDIA A16 64GB has 64.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~26 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
27.5 tok/s
TTFT
7042 ms
Safe context
131K
Memory
29.8 GB / 64.0 GB
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.
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat | A | Runs well | 25.6 tok/s | 4129 ms | 131K |
| Coding | A | Runs well | 25.6 tok/s | 7570 ms | 131K |
| Agentic Coding | A | Runs well | 25.6 tok/s | 11011 ms | 131K |
| Reasoning | A | Runs well | 25.6 tok/s | 8947 ms | 131K |
| RAG | A | Runs well | 25.6 tok/s | 13764 ms | 131K |
How Granite 4.1 30B (30B params) fits at each quantization level on NVIDIA A16 64GB (64.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 11.7 GB | Low | A74 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 14.7 GB | Low | A75 |
NVFP4 | 4 |
Copy-paste commands to run Granite 4.1 30B on your machine.
Run
ollama run granite4.1:30bYour hardware
| Model | Params | Grade | Decode | Capabilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.5B | S | 70.8 tok/s | ||
| 35B | S | 59.5 tok/s |
Yes, NVIDIA A16 64GB can run Granite 4.1 30B with a A grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 25.6 tok/s.
Granite 4.1 30B (30B parameters) requires approximately 29.8 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Granite 4.1 30B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On NVIDIA A16 64GB, Granite 4.1 30B achieves approximately 25.6 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 7570ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Granite 4.1 30B on NVIDIA A16 64GB receives a A grade with 25.6 tok/s and 131K context.
On NVIDIA A16 64GB, Granite 4.1 30B can safely use up to 131K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is 131K, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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Preview:
| Medium |
| A75 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 18.3 GB | Medium | A75 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 21.6 GB | High | A76 |
Q6_K | 6 | 24.6 GB | High | A77 |
Q8_0Best for your GPU | 8 | 32.1 GB | Very High | A79 |
F16 | 16 | 61.5 GB | Maximum | F0 |
| 35B | S | 64.7 tok/s |
| 32B | S | 26.1 tok/s |
| 30.5B | S | 70.8 tok/s |