Granite 4.1 8B needs ~10.9 GB VRAM. NVIDIA L4 24GB has 24.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~40 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
43.0 tok/s
TTFT
4507 ms
Safe context
102K
Memory
10.9 GB / 24.0 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 | 43.0 tok/s | 2458 ms | 102K |
| Coding | A | Runs well | 40.0 tok/s | 4845 ms | 102K |
| Agentic Coding | A | Runs well | 43.0 tok/s | 6556 ms | 102K |
| Reasoning | A | Runs well | 43.0 tok/s | 5326 ms | 102K |
| RAG | A | Runs well | 43.0 tok/s | 8194 ms | 102K |
How Granite 4.1 8B (8B params) fits at each quantization level on NVIDIA L4 24GB (24.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 3.1 GB | Low | B69 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 3.9 GB | Low | B69 |
NVFP4 | 4 |
Copy-paste commands to run Granite 4.1 8B on your machine.
Run
ollama run granite4.1:8bYour hardware
| Model | Params | Grade | Decode | Capabilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.5B | S | 29.5 tok/s | ||
| 27B | S | 12.8 tok/s |
Yes, NVIDIA L4 24GB can run Granite 4.1 8B with a A grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 40.0 tok/s.
Granite 4.1 8B (8B parameters) requires approximately 10.9 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Granite 4.1 8B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On NVIDIA L4 24GB, Granite 4.1 8B achieves approximately 40.0 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 4845ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Granite 4.1 8B on NVIDIA L4 24GB receives a A grade with 40.0 tok/s and 102K context.
On NVIDIA L4 24GB, Granite 4.1 8B can safely use up to 102K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is 131K, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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Preview:
4.5 GB |
| Medium |
| B69 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 4.9 GB | Medium | B70 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 5.8 GB | High | A70 |
Q6_K | 6 | 6.6 GB | High | A71 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 8.6 GB | Very High | A72 |
F16Best for your GPU | 16 | 16.4 GB | Maximum | A74 |
| 27B | S | 12.8 tok/s |
| 30B | S | 30.5 tok/s |
| 9B | S | 38.2 tok/s |