Granite 4.1 8B needs ~10.1 GB VRAM. Tesla P100 16GB has 16.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~95 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
95.1 tok/s
TTFT
2035 ms
Safe context
55K
Memory
10.1 GB / 16.0 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 | A | Runs well | 95.1 tok/s | 1110 ms | 55K |
| Coding | A | Runs well | 95.1 tok/s | 2035 ms | 55K |
| Agentic Coding | A | Runs well | 95.1 tok/s | 2960 ms | 55K |
| Reasoning | A | Runs well | 95.1 tok/s | 2405 ms | 55K |
| RAG | A | Runs well | 95.1 tok/s | 3700 ms | 55K |
How Granite 4.1 8B (8B params) fits at each quantization level on Tesla P100 16GB (16.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 3.1 GB | Low | A71 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 3.9 GB | Low | A72 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9B | S | 84.6 tok/s | ||
| 14B | S | 54.6 tok/s |
Yes, Tesla P100 16GB can run Granite 4.1 8B with a A grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 95.1 tok/s.
Granite 4.1 8B (8B parameters) requires approximately 10.1 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 Tesla P100 16GB, Granite 4.1 8B achieves approximately 95.1 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 2035ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Granite 4.1 8B on Tesla P100 16GB receives a A grade with 95.1 tok/s and 55K context.
On Tesla P100 16GB, Granite 4.1 8B can safely use up to 55K 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 |
| A73 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 4.9 GB | Medium | A73 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 5.8 GB | High | A74 |
Q6_K | 6 | 6.6 GB | High | A75 |
Q8_0Best for your GPU | 8 | 8.6 GB | Very High | A76 |
F16 | 16 | 16.4 GB | Maximum | F0 |
| 14.7B | S | 51.8 tok/s |
| 21B | A | 46.4 tok/s |
| 14B | S | 54.4 tok/s |