Qwen 3 235B A22B needs ~151.1 GB but NVIDIA A100 40GB only has 40.0 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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111.1 GB over capacity — needs offload or smaller quantization
Fit status
Too heavy
Decode
4.0 tok/s
TTFT
48550 ms
Safe context
4K
Memory
151.1 GB / 40.0 GB
Offload
70%
Usable VRAM is the main blocker for this model.
Not enough usable memory
The model needs 151.1 GB, but this setup only exposes 40.0 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 | 4.0 tok/s | 26482 ms | 4K |
| Coding | F | Too heavy | 4.0 tok/s | 48550 ms | 4K |
| Agentic Coding | F | Too heavy | 4.0 tok/s | 70619 ms | 4K |
| Reasoning | F | Too heavy | 4.0 tok/s | 57378 ms | 4K |
| RAG | F | Too heavy | 4.0 tok/s | 88273 ms | 4K |
How Qwen 3 235B A22B (235B params) fits at each quantization level on NVIDIA A100 40GB (40.0 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 | 131.6 GB | 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 |
Opciones de mejora
NVIDIA B200 180GBOpción económicaHace que el modelo quepa en el acelerador en lugar de seguir fuera de alcance.
Elimina el offload a memoria del sistema, que suele ser la mayor mejora individual en latencia y throughput.
~$30,000 MSRP
NVIDIA H200 141GBMejor relación calidad-precioHace que el modelo quepa en el acelerador en lugar de seguir fuera de alcance.
Sube la velocidad estimada de decodificación alrededor de un 1303%.
~$30,000 MSRP
NVIDIA H200 PCIe 141GBMejora NVIDIAHace que el modelo quepa en el acelerador en lugar de seguir fuera de alcance.
Sube la velocidad estimada de decodificación alrededor de un 1093%.
~$30,000 MSRP
No, Qwen 3 235B A22B requires more memory than NVIDIA A100 40GB provides.
Qwen 3 235B A22B (235B parameters) requires approximately 151.1 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 A100 40GB, Qwen 3 235B A22B achieves approximately 4.0 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 48550ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Qwen 3 235B A22B on NVIDIA A100 40GB receives a F grade with 4.0 tok/s and 4K context.
On NVIDIA A100 40GB, 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.
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.
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