Can EXAONE 4.0 32B run on NVIDIA L40S 48GB?

YES — Runs Great

C52Usable

Estimated from fit model

EXAONE 4.0 32B needs ~29.3 GB VRAM. NVIDIA L40S 48GB has 48.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~35 tok/s.

Runtime: OllamaCapacity: RoomyBandwidth: HighStack: 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) — 29.3 GB, 34.5 tok/s, Runs well

29.3 GB required48.0 GB available

61% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

34.5 tok/s

TTFT

5608 ms

Safe context

96K

Memory

29.3 GB / 48.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights19.5 GB

KV Cache3.8 GB

Runtime1.2 GB

Headroom4.8 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsEXAONE 4.0 32B on NVIDIA L40S 48GB
1st promptCold start — includes initialization
>What is local AI inference?
Local AI inference means running an AI language model directly on your own hardware — your laptop, desktop, or server — instead of sending requests to a remote cloud API.

When you run inference locally the model weights are loaded into your GPU or unified memory. Each token you generate requires reading those weights from memory, so memory bandwidth is the main bottleneck for decode speed.

Key benefits of running locally:
  - Full privacy: your prompts never leave your machine
  - No per-token cost or rate limits
  - Works offline once the model is downloaded
  - Latency depends only on your hardware
2nd promptWarm — model ready, no init overhead
>How much VRAM do I need?
It depends on the model size and quantization level. A rough rule of thumb:

  Model size     Q4 (4-bit)    Q8 (8-bit)    FP16
  7B params      ~4.3 GB       ~7.5 GB       ~14 GB
  13B params     ~7.9 GB       ~13.9 GB      ~26 GB
  70B params     ~42.7 GB      ~74.9 GB      ~140 GB

Most people use 4-bit quantization (Q4_K_M) which gives 90-95% of full quality at a fraction of the memory. A 24 GB GPU can comfortably run most 7B-13B models.
Estimated: 34.5 tok/s decode · 5.6s TTFT (warm) · 86 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	C	Runs well	34.5 tok/s	3059 ms	96K
Coding	C	Runs well	34.5 tok/s	5608 ms	96K
Agentic Coding	C	Runs well	34.5 tok/s	8157 ms	96K
Reasoning	C	Runs well	34.5 tok/s	6627 ms	96K
RAG	C	Runs well	34.5 tok/s	10196 ms	96K

Quantization options

How EXAONE 4.0 32B (32B params) fits at each quantization level on NVIDIA L40S 48GB (48.0 GB usable).

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	12.5 GB	Low	C44
Q3_K_S	3	15.7 GB	Low	C45
NVFP4	4

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run EXAONE 4.0 32B on your machine.

Run

lms load hf-lgai-exaone--exaone-4-0-32b-gguf && lms server start

Frequently asked questions

Can NVIDIA L40S 48GB run EXAONE 4.0 32B?

Yes, NVIDIA L40S 48GB can run EXAONE 4.0 32B with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 34.5 tok/s.

How much VRAM does EXAONE 4.0 32B need?

EXAONE 4.0 32B (32B parameters) requires approximately 29.3 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

What is the best quantization for EXAONE 4.0 32B?

The recommended quantization for EXAONE 4.0 32B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

What speed will EXAONE 4.0 32B run at on NVIDIA L40S 48GB?

On NVIDIA L40S 48GB, EXAONE 4.0 32B achieves approximately 34.5 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 5608ms using Q4_K_M quantization.

Can NVIDIA L40S 48GB run EXAONE 4.0 32B for coding?

For coding workloads, EXAONE 4.0 32B on NVIDIA L40S 48GB receives a C grade with 34.5 tok/s and 96K context.

What context window can EXAONE 4.0 32B use on NVIDIA L40S 48GB?

On NVIDIA L40S 48GB, EXAONE 4.0 32B can safely use up to 96K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.

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