Qwen 3 30B A3B needs ~26.1 GB VRAM. Quadro RTX 8000 48GB has 48.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~65 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
70.1 tok/s
TTFT
2761 ms
Safe context
131K
Memory
26.1 GB / 48.0 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 | S | Runs well | 70.1 tok/s | 1506 ms | 131K |
| Coding | S | Runs well | 64.5 tok/s | 3003 ms | 131K |
| Agentic Coding | S | Runs well | 70.1 tok/s | 4016 ms | 131K |
| Reasoning | S | Runs well | 70.1 tok/s | 3263 ms | 131K |
| RAG | S | Runs well | 70.1 tok/s | 5020 ms | 131K |
How Qwen 3 30B A3B (30.5B params) fits at each quantization level on Quadro RTX 8000 48GB (48.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 11.9 GB | Low | A84 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 14.9 GB | Low | S85 |
NVFP4 | 4 |
Copy-paste commands to run Qwen 3 30B A3B on your machine.
Run
ollama run qwen3:30b-a3bYour hardware
| Model | Params | Grade | Decode | Capabilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35B | S | 58.9 tok/s | ||
Yes, Quadro RTX 8000 48GB can run Qwen 3 30B A3B with a S grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 64.5 tok/s.
Qwen 3 30B A3B (30.5B parameters) requires approximately 26.1 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Qwen 3 30B A3B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On Quadro RTX 8000 48GB, Qwen 3 30B A3B achieves approximately 64.5 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 3003ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Qwen 3 30B A3B on Quadro RTX 8000 48GB receives a S grade with 64.5 tok/s and 131K context.
On Quadro RTX 8000 48GB, Qwen 3 30B A3B can safely use up to 131K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is 131K, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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Preview:
17.1 GB |
| Medium |
| S86 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 18.6 GB | Medium | S86 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 22.0 GB | High | S87 |
Q6_K | 6 | 25.0 GB | High | S88 |
Q8_0Best for your GPU | 8 | 32.6 GB | Very High | S88 |
F16 | 16 | 62.5 GB | Maximum | F0 |
| 35B |
| S |
| 64.1 tok/s |
| 32B | S | 25.8 tok/s |