Can Hermes 2 Pro Mistral 7B run on NVIDIA A100 40GB?

YES — Runs Great

C47Usable

Estimated from fit model

Hermes 2 Pro Mistral 7B needs ~10.3 GB VRAM. NVIDIA A100 40GB has 40.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~98 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) — 10.3 GB, 98.0 tok/s, Runs well

10.3 GB required40.0 GB available

26% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

98.0 tok/s

TTFT

1976 ms

Safe context

595K

Memory

10.3 GB / 40.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights4.3 GB

KV Cache0.8 GB

Runtime1.2 GB

Headroom4.0 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsHermes 2 Pro Mistral 7B on NVIDIA A100 40GB
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: 98.0 tok/s decode · 2.0s TTFT (warm) · 245 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	98.0 tok/s	1078 ms	595K
Coding	C	Runs well	98.0 tok/s	1976 ms	595K
Agentic Coding	C	Runs well	98.0 tok/s	2873 ms	595K
Reasoning	C	Runs well	98.0 tok/s	2335 ms	595K
RAG	C	Runs well	98.0 tok/s	3592 ms	595K

Quantization options

How Hermes 2 Pro Mistral 7B (7B params) fits at each quantization level on NVIDIA A100 40GB (40.0 GB usable).

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	2.7 GB	Low	C42
Q3_K_S	3	3.4 GB	Low	C42
NVFP4	4

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Hermes 2 Pro Mistral 7B on your machine.

Run

lms load hf-nousresearch--hermes-2-pro-mistral-7b-gguf && lms server start

Upgrade options

Hardware that runs Hermes 2 Pro Mistral 7B well

Mac Studio M2 Ultra 64GBBudget pick

64 GB Unified (+24)

This setup is broadly balanced for this model.98 tok/s decode

~$3,999 MSRP

Mac Studio M1 Ultra 64GBBest value

64 GB Unified (+24)

This setup is broadly balanced for this model.98 tok/s decode

~$3,999 MSRP

Frequently asked questions

Can NVIDIA A100 40GB run Hermes 2 Pro Mistral 7B?

Yes, NVIDIA A100 40GB can run Hermes 2 Pro Mistral 7B with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 98.0 tok/s.

How much VRAM does Hermes 2 Pro Mistral 7B need?

Hermes 2 Pro Mistral 7B (7B parameters) requires approximately 10.3 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

What is the best quantization for Hermes 2 Pro Mistral 7B?

The recommended quantization for Hermes 2 Pro Mistral 7B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

What speed will Hermes 2 Pro Mistral 7B run at on NVIDIA A100 40GB?

On NVIDIA A100 40GB, Hermes 2 Pro Mistral 7B achieves approximately 98.0 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 1976ms using Q4_K_M quantization.

Can NVIDIA A100 40GB run Hermes 2 Pro Mistral 7B for coding?

For coding workloads, Hermes 2 Pro Mistral 7B on NVIDIA A100 40GB receives a C grade with 98.0 tok/s and 595K context.

What context window can Hermes 2 Pro Mistral 7B use on NVIDIA A100 40GB?

On NVIDIA A100 40GB, Hermes 2 Pro Mistral 7B can safely use up to 595K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.

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