Hermes 4.3 36B needs ~35.4 GB VRAM. NVIDIA A800 80GB has 80.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~69 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.
Select quantization to explore
Fit status
Runs well
Decode
68.7 tok/s
TTFT
2817 ms
Safe context
185K
Memory
35.4 GB / 80.0 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 | C | Runs well | 68.7 tok/s | 1536 ms | 185K |
| Coding | C | Runs well | 68.7 tok/s | 2817 ms | 185K |
| Agentic Coding | C | Runs well | 68.7 tok/s | 4097 ms | 185K |
| Reasoning | C | Runs well | 68.7 tok/s | 3329 ms | 185K |
| RAG | C | Runs well | 68.7 tok/s | 5122 ms | 185K |
How Hermes 4.3 36B (36B params) fits at each quantization level on NVIDIA A800 80GB (80.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 14.0 GB | Low | C41 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 17.6 GB | Low | C41 |
NVFP4 | 4 |
Copy-paste commands to run Hermes 4.3 36B on your machine.
Run
lms load hf-nousresearch--hermes-4-3-36b-gguf && lms server startYes, NVIDIA A800 80GB can run Hermes 4.3 36B with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 68.7 tok/s.
Hermes 4.3 36B (36B parameters) requires approximately 35.4 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Hermes 4.3 36B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On NVIDIA A800 80GB, Hermes 4.3 36B achieves approximately 68.7 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 2817ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Hermes 4.3 36B on NVIDIA A800 80GB receives a C grade with 68.7 tok/s and 185K context.
On NVIDIA A800 80GB, Hermes 4.3 36B can safely use up to 185K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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Preview:
| Medium |
| C42 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 22.0 GB | Medium | C42 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 25.9 GB | High | C43 |
Q6_K | 6 | 29.5 GB | High | C44 |
Q8_0Best for your GPU | 8 | 38.5 GB | Very High | C46 |
F16 | 16 | 73.8 GB | Maximum | F0 |