Can Nous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B run on NVIDIA A30 24GB?

YES — Runs Great

C52Usable

Estimated from fit model

Nous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B needs ~11.4 GB VRAM. NVIDIA A30 24GB has 24.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~112 tok/s.

Runtime: OllamaCapacity: RoomyBandwidth: HighStack: BasicBottleneck: Balanced

Operating mode

Choose the run profile you care about

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.

Capabilities:

Select quantization to explore

Q4_K_M (Medium quality) — 11.4 GB, 111.5 tok/s, Runs well

11.4 GB required24.0 GB available

48% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

111.5 tok/s

TTFT

1736 ms

Safe context

177K

Memory

11.4 GB / 24.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights6.5 GB

KV Cache1.3 GB

Runtime1.2 GB

Headroom2.4 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsNous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B on NVIDIA A30 24GB
1st promptCold start — includes initialization
>What is local AI inference?
Local AI inference means running an AI language model directly on your own hardware — your laptop, desktop, or server — instead of sending requests to a remote cloud API.

When you run inference locally the model weights are loaded into your GPU or unified memory. Each token you generate requires reading those weights from memory, so memory bandwidth is the main bottleneck for decode speed.

Key benefits of running locally:
  - Full privacy: your prompts never leave your machine
  - No per-token cost or rate limits
  - Works offline once the model is downloaded
  - Latency depends only on your hardware
2nd promptWarm — model ready, no init overhead
>How much VRAM do I need?
It depends on the model size and quantization level. A rough rule of thumb:

  Model size     Q4 (4-bit)    Q8 (8-bit)    FP16
  7B params      ~4.3 GB       ~7.5 GB       ~14 GB
  13B params     ~7.9 GB       ~13.9 GB      ~26 GB
  70B params     ~42.7 GB      ~74.9 GB      ~140 GB

Most people use 4-bit quantization (Q4_K_M) which gives 90-95% of full quality at a fraction of the memory. A 24 GB GPU can comfortably run most 7B-13B models.
Estimated: 111.5 tok/s decode · 1.7s TTFT (warm) · 279 tok/s prefill

What limits this setup

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.

Best improvement path

Performance by workload

Workload	Grade	Fit	Decode	TTFT	Context
Chat	C	Runs well	111.5 tok/s	947 ms	177K
Coding	C	Runs well	111.5 tok/s	1736 ms	177K
Agentic Coding	C	Runs well	111.5 tok/s	2526 ms	177K
Reasoning	C	Runs well	111.5 tok/s	2052 ms	177K
RAG	C	Runs well	111.5 tok/s	3157 ms	177K

Quantization options

How Nous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B (10.699999809265137B params) fits at each quantization level on NVIDIA A30 24GB (24.0 GB usable).

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	4.2 GB	Low	C45
Q3_K_S	3	5.2 GB	Low	C45
NVFP4	4	6.0 GB	Medium	C46
Q4_K_M	4	6.5 GB	Medium	C46
Q5_K_M	5	7.7 GB	High	C47
Q6_K	6	8.8 GB	High	C48
Q8_0Best for your GPU	8	11.4 GB	Very High	C49
F16	16	21.9 GB	Maximum	F0

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Nous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B on your machine.

Run

lms load hf-thebloke--nous-hermes-2-solar-10-7b-gguf && lms server start

Frequently asked questions

Can NVIDIA A30 24GB run Nous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B?

Yes, NVIDIA A30 24GB can run Nous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 111.5 tok/s.

How much VRAM does Nous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B need?

Nous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B (10.699999809265137B parameters) requires approximately 11.4 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

What is the best quantization for Nous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B?

The recommended quantization for Nous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

What speed will Nous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B run at on NVIDIA A30 24GB?

On NVIDIA A30 24GB, Nous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B achieves approximately 111.5 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 1736ms using Q4_K_M quantization.

Can NVIDIA A30 24GB run Nous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B for coding?

For coding workloads, Nous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B on NVIDIA A30 24GB receives a C grade with 111.5 tok/s and 177K context.

What context window can Nous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B use on NVIDIA A30 24GB?

On NVIDIA A30 24GB, Nous Hermes 2 SOLAR 10.7B can safely use up to 177K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.

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