Qwen 3 235B A22B needs ~151.9 GB but NVIDIA L40 48GB only has 48.0 GB. Try a smaller quantization or lighter model.
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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103.9 GB over capacity — needs offload or smaller quantization
Fit status
Too heavy
Decode
2.1 tok/s
TTFT
94101 ms
Safe context
4K
Memory
151.9 GB / 48.0 GB
Offload
70%
Usable VRAM is the main blocker for this model.
Not enough usable memory
The model needs 151.9 GB, but this setup only exposes 48.0 GB of usable VRAM.
Add more VRAM headroom
The first useful upgrade is more dedicated VRAM so you can fit the model without shrinking context or dropping to a much lower quant.
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat | F | Too heavy | 2.1 tok/s | 51328 ms | 4K |
| Coding | F | Too heavy | 2.0 tok/s | 96800 ms | 4K |
| Agentic Coding | F | Too heavy | 2.1 tok/s | 136874 ms | 4K |
| Reasoning | F | Too heavy | 2.1 tok/s | 111210 ms | 4K |
| RAG | F | Too heavy | 2.1 tok/s | 171092 ms | 4K |
How Qwen 3 235B A22B (235B params) fits at each quantization level on NVIDIA L40 48GB (48.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 91.7 GB | Low | F0 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 115.2 GB | Low | F0 |
NVFP4 | 4 |
Upgrade options
NVIDIA B200 180GBBudget pickMakes the model fit on the accelerator instead of staying completely out of reach.
Removes host-memory offload, which is usually the single biggest latency and throughput win.
~$30,000 MSRP
NVIDIA H200 141GBBest valueMakes the model fit on the accelerator instead of staying completely out of reach.
Raises estimated decode speed by about 2571%.
~$30,000 MSRP
NVIDIA H200 PCIe 141GBNVIDIA upgradeMakes the model fit on the accelerator instead of staying completely out of reach.
Raises estimated decode speed by about 2171%.
~$30,000 MSRP
No, Qwen 3 235B A22B requires more memory than NVIDIA L40 48GB provides.
Qwen 3 235B A22B (235B parameters) requires approximately 151.9 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Qwen 3 235B A22B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On NVIDIA L40 48GB, Qwen 3 235B A22B achieves approximately 2.0 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 96800ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Qwen 3 235B A22B on NVIDIA L40 48GB receives a F grade with 2.0 tok/s and 4K context.
On NVIDIA L40 48GB, Qwen 3 235B A22B can safely use up to 4K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is 131K, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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Preview:
| Medium |
| F0 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 143.4 GB | Medium | F0 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 169.2 GB | High | F0 |
Q6_K | 6 | 192.7 GB | High | F0 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 251.5 GB | Very High | F0 |
F16 | 16 | 481.7 GB | Maximum | F0 |
Add more VRAM headroom. The first useful upgrade is more dedicated VRAM so you can fit the model without shrinking context or dropping to a much lower quant.
