Qwen 3 30B A3B needs ~26.1 GB VRAM. RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 48GB has 48.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~171 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
170.7 tok/s
TTFT
1134 ms
Safe context
131K
Memory
26.1 GB / 48.0 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 | S | Runs well | 170.7 tok/s | 619 ms | 131K |
| Coding | S | Runs well | 170.7 tok/s | 1134 ms | 131K |
| Agentic Coding | S | Runs well | 170.7 tok/s | 1650 ms | 131K |
| Reasoning | S | Runs well | 170.7 tok/s | 1340 ms | 131K |
| RAG | S | Runs well | 170.7 tok/s | 2062 ms | 131K |
How Qwen 3 30B A3B (30.5B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 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 | 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 |
Copy-paste commands to run Qwen 3 30B A3B on your machine.
Run
ollama run qwen3:30b-a3bYour hardware
| Model | Params | Grade | Decode | Capabilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Qwen 3.6 35B A3B | 35B | S | 143.5 tok/s | |
| Qwen 3.5 35B A3B | 35B | S | 156 tok/s | |
| Qwen 3 32B | 32B | S | 62.9 tok/s |
Yes, RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 48GB can run Qwen 3 30B A3B with a S grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 170.7 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 RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 48GB, Qwen 3 30B A3B achieves approximately 170.7 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 1134ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Qwen 3 30B A3B on RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 48GB receives a S grade with 170.7 tok/s and 131K context.
On RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 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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