Hermes 4.3 36B needs ~37.0 GB VRAM. RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition 96GB has 96.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~61 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
61.1 tok/s
TTFT
3169 ms
Safe context
240K
Memory
37.0 GB / 96.0 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 | 61.1 tok/s | 1729 ms | 240K |
| Coding | C | Runs well | 61.1 tok/s | 3169 ms | 240K |
| Agentic Coding | C | Runs well | 61.1 tok/s | 4610 ms | 240K |
| Reasoning | C | Runs well | 61.1 tok/s | 3745 ms | 240K |
| RAG | C | Runs well | 61.1 tok/s | 5762 ms | 240K |
How Hermes 4.3 36B (36B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition 96GB (96.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 14.0 GB | Low | D40 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 17.6 GB | Low | C40 |
NVFP4 | 4 | 20.2 GB | Medium | C41 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 22.0 GB | Medium | C41 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 25.9 GB | High | C41 |
Q6_K | 6 | 29.5 GB | High | C42 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 38.5 GB | Very High | C44 |
F16Best for your GPU | 16 | 73.8 GB | Maximum | C48 |
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, RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition 96GB can run Hermes 4.3 36B with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 61.1 tok/s.
Hermes 4.3 36B (36B parameters) requires approximately 37.0 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 RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition 96GB, Hermes 4.3 36B achieves approximately 61.1 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 3169ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Hermes 4.3 36B on RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition 96GB receives a C grade with 61.1 tok/s and 240K context.
On RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition 96GB, Hermes 4.3 36B can safely use up to 240K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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