Can aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1 run on NVIDIA A100 40GB?

YES — Runs Great

B56Good

Estimated from fit model

aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1 needs ~28.5 GB VRAM. NVIDIA A100 40GB has 40.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~67 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) — 28.5 GB, 66.9 tok/s, Runs well

28.5 GB required40.0 GB available

71% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

66.9 tok/s

TTFT

2893 ms

Safe context

65K

Memory

28.5 GB / 40.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights19.5 GB

KV Cache3.8 GB

Runtime1.2 GB

Headroom4.0 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsaya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1 on NVIDIA A100 40GB
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: 66.9 tok/s decode · 2.9s TTFT (warm) · 167 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	66.9 tok/s	1578 ms	65K
Coding	B	Runs well	66.9 tok/s	2893 ms	65K
Agentic Coding	B	Runs well	66.9 tok/s	4208 ms	65K
Reasoning	B	Runs well	66.9 tok/s	3419 ms	65K
RAG	B	Runs well	66.9 tok/s	5260 ms	65K

Inference speed

aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1 inference speed — tokens per second by GPU & Mac

Estimated decode speed (tokens/sec) for aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1 at Q4_K_M across popular GPUs and Apple Silicon, using the fastest local runtime per device. Fastest is RTX 5090 32GB at ~62 tok/s. Speed is memory-bandwidth bound, so cards that fit the whole model in VRAM run far faster than ones that offload to system RAM.

GPU / Mac	Memory	Quant	Speed (tok/s)	Fits?
RTX 5090 32GB	32 GB	Q4_K_M	61.5	Tight
MacBook Pro M4 Max 128GB	128 GB	Q4_K_M	30.8	Fits
MacBook Pro M4 Max 64GB	64 GB	Q4_K_M	30.8	Fits
Mac Studio M3 Ultra 256GB	256 GB	Q4_K_M	28.5	Fits
Mac Studio M2 Ultra 128GB	128 GB	Q4_K_M	23.8	Fits
RTX 4090 24GB	24 GB	Q4_K_M	23.2	Heavy offload
Mac Studio M1 Ultra 128GB	128 GB	Q4_K_M	22.5	Fits
RX 7900 XTX 24GB	24 GB	Q4_K_M	21.4	Heavy offload
RTX 3090 24GB	24 GB	Q4_K_M	19.8	Heavy offload
MacBook Pro M4 Pro 48GB	48 GB	Q4_K_M	19.4	Tight
MacBook Pro M3 Max 64GB	64 GB	Q4_K_M	12.3	Fits
MacBook Pro M1 Max 64GB	64 GB	Q4_K_M	11.3	Fits
RTX 4080 Super 16GB	16 GB	Q4_K_M	8.4	Too big
RTX 4070 12GB	12 GB	Q4_K_M	2.9	Too big
RTX 3060 12GB	12 GB	Q4_K_M	2.0	Too big
RTX 4060 8GB	8 GB	Q4_K_M	2.0	Too big

Estimates for single-stream decoding at Q4_K_M; real tokens/sec varies with prompt length, context, batch size, and runtime build. Prompt processing (prefill) is faster than the decode figures shown here.

Quantization options

How aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1 (32B params) fits at each quantization level on NVIDIA A100 40GB (40.0 GB usable).

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	12.5 GB	Low	C45
Q3_K_S	3	15.7 GB	Low	C46
NVFP4	4	17.9 GB	Medium	C47
Q4_K_M	4	19.5 GB	Medium	C48
Q5_K_M	5	23.0 GB	High	C48
Q6_KBest for your GPU	6	26.2 GB	High	C48
Q8_0	8	34.2 GB	Very High	F0
F16	16	65.6 GB	Maximum	F0

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1 on your machine.

Run

lms load hf-mradermacher--aya-expanse-32b-heretic-mpoa-i1-gguf && lms server start

Frequently asked questions

Can NVIDIA A100 40GB run aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1?

Yes, NVIDIA A100 40GB can run aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1 with a B grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 66.9 tok/s.

How much VRAM does aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1 need?

aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1 (32B parameters) requires approximately 28.5 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

What is the best quantization for aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1?

The recommended quantization for aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1 is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

What speed will aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1 run at on NVIDIA A100 40GB?

On NVIDIA A100 40GB, aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1 achieves approximately 66.9 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 2893ms using Q4_K_M quantization.

Can NVIDIA A100 40GB run aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1 for coding?

For coding workloads, aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1 on NVIDIA A100 40GB receives a B grade with 66.9 tok/s and 65K context.

What context window can aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1 use on NVIDIA A100 40GB?

On NVIDIA A100 40GB, aya expanse 32b heretic MPOA i1 can safely use up to 65K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.

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