Can LLaVA 1.6 13B run on NVIDIA L40S 48GB?

YES — Runs Great

A77Great

Estimated from fit model

LLaVA 1.6 13B needs ~25.8 GB VRAM. NVIDIA L40S 48GB has 48.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~89 tok/s.

Runtime: llama.cppCapacity: RoomyBandwidth: HighStack: StandardBottleneck: 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) — 25.8 GB, 89.2 tok/s, Runs well

25.8 GB required48.0 GB available

54% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

89.2 tok/s

TTFT

2170 ms

Safe context

Memory

25.8 GB / 48.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights7.9 GB

KV Cache12.2 GB

Runtime0.9 GB

Headroom4.8 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsLLaVA 1.6 13B on NVIDIA L40S 48GB
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: 89.2 tok/s decode · 2.2s TTFT (warm) · 223 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	A	Runs well	89.2 tok/s	1183 ms	4K
Coding	A	Runs well	89.2 tok/s	2170 ms	4K
Agentic Coding	A	Runs well	89.2 tok/s	3156 ms	4K
Reasoning	A	Runs well	89.2 tok/s	2564 ms	4K
RAG	A	Runs well	89.2 tok/s	3945 ms	4K

Quantization options

How LLaVA 1.6 13B (13B params) fits at each quantization level on NVIDIA L40S 48GB (48.0 GB usable).

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	5.1 GB	Low	B65
Q3_K_S	3	6.4 GB	Low	B65
NVFP4	4	7.3 GB	Medium	B65
Q4_K_M	4	7.9 GB	Medium	B66
Q5_K_M	5	9.4 GB	High	B66
Q6_K	6	10.7 GB	High	B66
Q8_0	8	13.9 GB	Very High	B67
F16Best for your GPU	16	26.7 GB	Maximum	A72

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run LLaVA 1.6 13B on your machine.

Run

docker run --rm -it ghcr.io/ggerganov/llama.cpp:full \
  --hf-repo "liuhaotian/llava-v1.6-mistral-7b" \
  --hf-file "llava-v1.6-mistral-7b-Q4_K_M.gguf" \
  -c 4096 -ngl 99

Your hardware

More models your NVIDIA L40S 48GB can run

Model	Params	Grade	Decode
Qwen3-Coder 30B A3B Instruct	30.5B	S	73.4 tok/s
Qwen 3.5 27B	27B	S	30.6 tok/s
Qwen 3.6 27B	27B	S	20.1 tok/s
Qwen 3.6 35B A3B	35B	S	91.6 tok/s
Qwen3-VL 30B A3B Instruct	30B	S	105.4 tok/s

Frequently asked questions

Can NVIDIA L40S 48GB run LLaVA 1.6 13B?

Yes, NVIDIA L40S 48GB can run LLaVA 1.6 13B with a A grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 89.2 tok/s.

How much VRAM does LLaVA 1.6 13B need?

LLaVA 1.6 13B (13B parameters) requires approximately 25.8 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

What is the best quantization for LLaVA 1.6 13B?

The recommended quantization for LLaVA 1.6 13B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

What speed will LLaVA 1.6 13B run at on NVIDIA L40S 48GB?

On NVIDIA L40S 48GB, LLaVA 1.6 13B achieves approximately 89.2 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 2170ms using Q4_K_M quantization.

Can NVIDIA L40S 48GB run LLaVA 1.6 13B for coding?

For coding workloads, LLaVA 1.6 13B on NVIDIA L40S 48GB receives a A grade with 89.2 tok/s and 4K context.

What context window can LLaVA 1.6 13B use on NVIDIA L40S 48GB?

On NVIDIA L40S 48GB, LLaVA 1.6 13B can safely use up to 4K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is 4K, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.

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