OLMo 2 13B needs ~13.7 GB VRAM. Quadro RTX 6000 24GB has 24.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~63 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
63.1 tok/s
TTFT
3066 ms
Safe context
33K
Memory
13.7 GB / 24.0 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 | 63.1 tok/s | 1672 ms | 33K |
| Coding | A | Runs well | 63.1 tok/s | 3066 ms | 33K |
| Agentic Coding | A | Runs well | 63.1 tok/s | 4459 ms | 33K |
| Reasoning | A | Runs well | 63.1 tok/s | 3623 ms | 33K |
| RAG | A | Runs well | 63.1 tok/s | 5574 ms | 33K |
How OLMo 2 13B (13B params) fits at each quantization level on Quadro RTX 6000 24GB (24.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 5.1 GB | Low | A72 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 6.4 GB | Low | A73 |
NVFP4 | 4 |
Copy-paste commands to run OLMo 2 13B on your machine.
Run
docker run --rm -it ghcr.io/ggerganov/llama.cpp:full \
--hf-repo "allenai/OLMo-2-13B-Instruct" \
--hf-file "OLMo-2-13B-Instruct-Q4_K_M.gguf" \
-c 4096 -ngl 99Your hardware
| Model | Params | Grade | Decode | Capabilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.5B | S | 70.1 tok/s | ||
| 27B | S | 30.4 tok/s |
Yes, Quadro RTX 6000 24GB can run OLMo 2 13B with a A grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 63.1 tok/s.
OLMo 2 13B (13B parameters) requires approximately 13.7 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for OLMo 2 13B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On Quadro RTX 6000 24GB, OLMo 2 13B achieves approximately 63.1 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 3066ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, OLMo 2 13B on Quadro RTX 6000 24GB receives a A grade with 63.1 tok/s and 33K context.
On Quadro RTX 6000 24GB, OLMo 2 13B can safely use up to 33K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is 33K, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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Preview:
7.3 GB |
| Medium |
| A74 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 7.9 GB | Medium | A74 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 9.4 GB | High | A75 |
Q6_K | 6 | 10.7 GB | High | A76 |
Q8_0Best for your GPU | 8 | 13.9 GB | Very High | A77 |
F16 | 16 | 26.7 GB | Maximum | F0 |
| 27B | S | 23.1 tok/s |
| 35B | A | 28.9 tok/s |
| 30B | S | 72.5 tok/s |